“Have you ever hung a piece of black velvet behind you and looked at yourself in the mirror? We are each of us quite alone, and that's what I try to paint.” TryingBlackBehindsPiecesMirrorsPaintHungBehind YouVelvet Author:Thomas S. Buechner
“In the drawing room [of the Queen's palace] hung a Venus and Cupid by Michaelangelo, in which, instead of a bit of drapery, the painter has placed Cupid's foot between Venus's thighs. Queen Caroline asked General Guise, an old connoisseur, if it was not a very fine piece? He replied "Madam, the painter was a fool, for he has placed the foot where the hand should be.” IfsShouldHandsBitsRoomsPiecesFeetFineFoolDrawingPainterQueensHungPalacesThighsVenusGuiseCupidObscenityConnoisseur Author:Horace Walpole
“In a way, there's nothing more intimate than a piece of jewelry. A painting is hung on somebody's wall. You put a piece of furniture in your home. But jewelry is worn by a person, so there is a fascination with the history of a piece.” WayPersonsHomePiecesPaintingWallIntimateWornHungFurnitureFascinationJewelry Author:Simon de Pury