Patience Is Eternal Genius

True Art Is Made Noble And Religious By The Mind Producing It.

In My Opinion Painting Should Be Considered Excellent In Proportion As It Approaches The Effect Of Relief, While Relief Should Be Considered Bad In Proportion As It Approaches The Effect Of Painting.

I Have Never Felt Salvation In Nature. I Love Cities Above All.

I Already Have A Wife Who Is Too Much For Me.. She Is My Art, And My Works Are My Children.

The Power Of One Fair Face Makes My Love Sublime, For It Has Weaned My Heart From Low Desires.