“If you imitate the forms of a single artist through constant practice, your intelligence would have to be crude indeed for you not to get some nourishment from them.” IfsFormArtistPracticeConstantImitationNourishmentCrude Author:Cennino Cennini
“If you set out to copy after one master today and after one tomorrow, you will not acquire the style of either one or the other, and you will inevitably become fantastic, because each style will fatigue your mind.” IfsMindTodayStyleMastersTomorrowFantasticAcquireCopiesFatigue Author:Cennino Cennini
“If thou shouldst paint mountains in a good style and to look natural, take some large stones full of cracks and copy them.” IfsLooksNaturalStyleMountainModelsStonesPaintCopiesCracks Author:Cennino Cennini
“If you follow the course of one man through constant practice, your intelligence would have to be crude indeed for you not to get some nourishment from it.” IfsKnowsMenMindHelpingHandsCoursesIndividualImaginationPracticeKnow HowStyleFlowerConstantIllBe GoodGrantedAcquireOne ManAccustomedThornsNourishmentCrudePluck Author:Cennino Cennini
