“When you see paintings of some of the saints, or of Christ, they all have lights around their heads. What the painters are trying to convey is the psychic light, which is around everyone.” TryingLightChristChristianityPaintingSaintPainterPsychics Author:Frederick Lenz
“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
“The things that I look at include Renaissance art. I'm obsessed with churches and paintings of saints.” LooksArtChurchPaintingSaintObsessedRenaissanceRenaissance Art Author:Nan Goldin
“I have the freedom of seeing it [churches and paintings of saints] with a non-Catholic eye without the guilt.” EyeChurchSeeingPaintingCatholicGuiltSaint Author:Nan Goldin