“Just as the pious man prays without speaking a word and the Almighty hearkens unto him, so the artist with true feelings paints and the sensitive man understands and recognizes it.” MenFeelingsArtistPrayingPaintSensitiveAlmightyPiousTrue FeelingsSensitive Man Author:Caspar David Friedrich
“The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself. If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him.” IfsShouldFrontsPaintingPerceptionPaintPainter Book:Caspar David Friedrich and Romantic Painting Source: Caspar David Friedrich and Romantic Painting
“The artist should paint not only what he sees before him, but also what he sees within him. If, however, he sees nothing within him, then he should also refrain from painting that which he sees before him. Otherwise, his pictures will be like those folding screens behind which one expects to find only the sick or the dead.” IfsShouldArtistBehindsPaintingSickPaintScreensRefrainFolding Author:Caspar David Friedrich
