Kenyon Cox Quotes

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Kenyon Cox was an American painter known for his historical and religious题材 works. His contributions were significant in the American art scene during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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All Art May Coins Contempt Design Discipline Ends Exaltation Glory Goal

Famous Kenyon Cox Quotes

“The scientific spirit, the contempt of tradition, the lack of discipline and the exaltation of the individual have very nearly made an end of art. It can only be restored by the love of beauty, the reverence for tradition, the submission to discipline and the rigor of self-control.”

Art Made Ends Self Spirit Individual Discipline Tradition Contempt Reverence Self Control Submission Exaltation Rigor

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“Without design, there may be representation, but there can be no art.”

May Art Design Representation

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“Who works for glory misses oft the goal; Who works for money coins his very soul Work for the work's sake, then, and it may be, That this thing shall be added unto thee.”

May Soul Goal Work Missing Glory Sake Thee Coins Soul Work

Book:Sculptors of the early Italian renaissance. Perugino. Michelangelo. The pictures of Venice. Veronese. Dürer. Rubens. Frans Hals. Rembrandt. William Blake

Source: Sculptors of the early Italian renaissance. Perugino. Michelangelo. The pictures of Venice. Veronese. Dürer. Rubens. Frans Hals. Rembrandt. William Blake

About the Author

Born: October 27, 1856
Died: March 17, 1919
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 3

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Sculptors of the early Italian renaissance. Perugino. Michelangelo. The pictures of Venice. Veronese. Dürer. Rubens. Frans Hals. Rembrandt. William BlakeRelated source material

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