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Objects Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci
- A good painter has two main objects to paint, man and the intention of his soul. The former is easy, the latter hard as he…
- One painter ought never to imitate the manner of any other; because in that case he cannot be called the child of nature, but the…
- When you look at a wall spotted with stains...you may discover a resemblance to various landscapes, beautiful with mountains, rivers, rocks, trees. Or again, you…
- All objects transmit their image to the eye in pyramids and the nearer to the eye these pyramids are intersected the smaller will the image…
- A good painter has two main objects to paint, man and the intention of his soul.
- The young man should first learn perspective, then the proportions of objects. Next, copy work after the hand of a good master, to gain the…
- A single and distinct luminous body causes stronger relief in the objects than a diffused light; as may be seen by comparing one side of…
- The eye transmits its own image through the air to all the objects which face it, and also receives them on its own surface, whence…
- When the sun is covered by clouds, objects are less conspicuous, because there is little difference between the light and shade of the trees and…
- The eye - which sees all objects reversed - retains the images for some time.
- The painter who draws by practise and judgment of the eye without the use of reason is like the mirror which reproduces within itself all…
- There are three aspects to perspective. The first has to do with how the size of objects seems to diminish according to distance: the second,…
- The divisions of Perspective are 3, as used in drawing; of these, the first includes the diminution in size of opaque objects; the second treats…
- The lover is moved by the beloved object as the senses are by sensual objects; and they unite and become one and the same thing.…
- The mind of the painter must resemble a mirror, which always takes the colour of the object it reflects and is completely occupied by the…
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- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
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- If you'd rather live surrounded by pristine objects than by the traces of happy memories, stay focused on tangible things. Otherwise, stop… — Martha Beck
- It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to strip them… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- What I point out to you is only that you shouldn't allow yourselves to be confused by others. Act when you need… — Kelly Lin
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- The entire routine of our memorized acquisitions is a consequence of nothing but the Law of Contiguity. The words of a poem,… — William James
- What can it be about low temperatures that sharpens the edges of objects? — Ian Mcewan