"Geometry is the foundation of all painting." — Albrecht Durer
"Geometry is the foundation of all painting."
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Albrecht Durer
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17 Quotes by Albrecht Durer
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And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to…
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Nature holds the beautiful, for the artist who has the insight to extract it. Thus, beauty lies even in humble,…
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The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.
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No single man can be taken as a model for a perfect figure, for no man lives on earth who…
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Sane judgment abhors nothing so much as a picture perpetrated with no technical knowledge, although with plenty of care and…
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I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men.
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Simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.
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Art is embedded in nature and they who can extract it, have it.
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Sight is the noblest sense of man.
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My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of…
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Why has God given me such magnificent talent? It is a curse as well as a great blessing.
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Help us to recognize your voice, help us not to be allured by the madness of the world, so that…
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