“Painters... are the most lively observers of what passes in the world about them, and the closest observers of what passes in their own minds.” WorldMindPaintingPainterClosestObserversLively Book:The Miscellaneous Works Source: The Miscellaneous Works
“Since a true knowledge of nature gives us pleasure, a lively imitation of it, either in poetry or painting, must produce a much greater; for both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature.” GivingArtPleasureGreaterProducePaintingImitationLivelyTrue KnowledgeBest Nature Book:The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, with a Life Source: The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, with a Life
“Sculpture and painting are very justly called liberal arts; a lively and strong imagination, together with a just observation, being absolutely necessary to excel in either; which, in my opinion, is by no means the case of music, though called a liberal art, and now in Italy placed even above the other two--a proof of the decline of that country.” MeanArtTwoCountryTogetherArtistStrongImaginationMusicOpinionCasesPaintingMusicianProofObservationDeclineSculptureLivelyLiberal Arts Author:Lord Chesterfield
“Emile Saint-Blague had been a lively, versatile painter in his youth, but he had abused his energy by painting too many pictures; so that in what might have been the ripe period of his art he had nothing left but ideas. A man who has nothing left but ideas may be of great service to his friends, but he is of no use at all to himself. Emile was certainly an inspiration to his friends.” MenMayHas BeensArtIdeasUseInspirationMightEnergyLeftYouthPaintingPeriodsSaintPainterMight Have BeenRipeLivelyVersatileGreat Service Author:Laura Riding