“A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world.” WorldArtOpinionPaintingRidiculousMuseumsBritish Museum Author:Edmond de Goncourt
“Lord Byron is an exceedingly interesting person, and as such is it not to be regretted that he is a slave to the vilest and most vulgar prejudices, and as mad as the winds? There have been many definitions of beauty in art. What is it? Beauty is what the untrained eyes consider abominable.” PersonsHas BeensArtEyeInterestingBeautyLordWindPrejudiceMadSlaveDefinitionsVulgarByronDefinition Of Beauty Author:Edmond de Goncourt
“Surely nothing has to listen to so many stupid remarks as a painting in a museum.” ArtStupidPaintingEntertainmentMuseumsRemarks Author:Edmond de Goncourt
“As a general truth, it is safe to say that any picture that produces a moral impression is a bad picture.” ArtArtistMoralProducePaintingSafeImpression Author:Edmond de Goncourt
“There have been many definitions of beauty in art. What is it? Beauty is what the untrained eyes consider abominable.” Has BeensArtEyeBeautyDefinitionsDefinition Of Beauty Author:Edmond de Goncourt
“Barbarism is needed every four or five hundred years to bring the world back to life. Otherwise it would die of civilization.” WorldYearsArtPhilosophyDiesHistoryFiveFourNeededCivilizationHundredBarbarism Author:Edmond de Goncourt
