Painting is founded on the heart controlled by the head.

I have not tried to reproduce nature; I have represented it.

What is one to think of those fools who tell one that the artist is always subordinate to nature? Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

If I were called upon to define briefly the word Art, I should call it the reproduction of what the senses preceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul.

I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain.

I've come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to help others.