Philosophers Say That Nothing Can Be Seen

... The Movements Of The Body Reveal The Movements Of The Soul.

It Seems Obvious That Colors Vary According To Lights, Because When Any Color Is Placed In The Shade, It Appears To Be Different From The Same Color Which Is Located In Light. Shade Makes Color Dark, Whereas Light Makes Color Bright Where It Strikes.

Beauty Is The Adjustment Of All Parts Proportionately So That One Cannot Add Or Subtract Or Change Without Impairing The Harmony Of The Whole.

Painting Contains A Divine Force Which Not Only Makes Absent Men Present, As Friendship Is Said To Do, But Moreover Makes The Dead Seem Almost Alive.

The City Is Like A Great House, And The House In Its Turn A Small City.