“Perhaps the artist who seeks dignity above all in his 'historia', ought to represent very few figures; for as paucity of words imparts majesty to a prince, provided histhoughts and orders are understood, so the presence of only the strictly necessary numbers of bodies confers dignity on a picture.” BodyArtistOrderNumbersFiguresOughtUnderstoodDignityMajestyImpart Author:Leon Battista Alberti
“The function of the painter is to render... the visible surface so that at a certain distance... and position it appears... like the body itself.” BodyCertainPositionFunctionDistanceSurfacePainterVisible Author:Leon Battista Alberti
“... the movements of the body reveal the movements of the soul.” SoulBodyMovementHuman Body Author:Leon Battista Alberti
