Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
Leonardo da VinciHow many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to gain dominions and riches in order that their fame might be ever-lasting.
Leonardo da VinciO painter skilled in anatomy, beware lest the undue prominence of the bones, sinews and muscles cause you to become a wooden painter from the desire to make your nude figures reveal all.
Leonardo da Vinci