“What is a portrait good for, unless it shows just how the subject was seen by the painter? In the old days before photography came in a sitter had a perfect right to say to the artist: "Paint me just as I am." Now if he wishes absolute fidelity he can go to the photographer and get it.” IfsShowsArtistWishPerfectSubjectsPhotographyAbsolutesPaintPhotographerPainterPortraitsFidelityOld Days Author:Aubrey Beardsley
“A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.” MenShowsAttitudeMirrorsMannersPortraitsPoliteBeing PoliteCourtesy Manners Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe