Drawing Quote by Kenneth Clark

“Leonardo had almost no schooling and could barely read Latin or do long division. His genius was of the type we can understand, even…

— Walter Isaacson

“Leonardo da Vinci. He knew and achieved more than possibly any other man that ever lived. He was never satisfied with the knowledge he…

— Can Akdeniz

Leonardo da Vinci had such a playful curiosity. If you read his notebooks, you'll see he's curious about what the tongue of a woodpecker…

— Walter Isaacson

“Leonardo, with his profound knowledge of art, commenced various undertakings, many of which he never completed, because it appeared to him that the hand…

— Sherwin B. Nuland

“But I did learn from Leonardo how a desire to marvel about the world that we encounter each day can make each moment of…

— Walter Isaacson

“Leonardo received an adequate education, learning basic Latin, mathematics, and geography. He was never a stellar student, instead finding his attentions on things other…

— Hourly History

I knew I wasn't that good a writer, and all I could remember was that I could draw. I'm better at drawing than I…

— Claes Oldenburg

“Drawing things makes them seem more real and makes me feel more alive. It also makes me pin down and remember things - landscapes,…

— David Gentleman

Like all great teachers he knew that a picture is worth a thousand words and that people learn most quickly by doing something or…

— Gilbert Highet

“In notes for his treatise on painting, Leonardo recommended to young artists this practice of walking around town, finding people to use as models,…

— Walter Isaacson

“In addition to his instinct for discerning patterns across disciplines, Leonardo honed two other traits that aided his scientific pursuits: an omnivorous curiosity, which…

— Walter Isaacson

Drawing or painting allows the artist to know himself as a whole person.

— Joseph C Zinker