The greatest work of an artist is the history of a painting.

It was never shameful to learn from any teacher things that are useful to know.

As ability goes, so goes our fortune.

The function of the painter is to render... the visible surface so that at a certain distance... and position it appears... like the body itself.

The greatest work of an artist is the history of a painting.

I will never tire of recommending the custom, practiced by the best architects, of preparing not only drawings and sketches, but also models of wood or any other material. These... enable us to examine... the work as a whole... and, before continuing any further, to estimate the likely trouble and expense.

The city is like a great house, and the house in its turn a small city.