“The real connoisseurs in art are those who make people accept as beautiful something everybody used to consider ugly, by revealing and resuscitating the beauty in it.”
Quote by Jules de Goncourt
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Jules de Goncourt
Jules de Goncourt was a 19th-century French writer known for his delicate psychological descriptions and realistic style. His works deeply reflected the social changes of the time and the inner world of individuals. more
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