Art Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

A good painter has two main objects to paint, man and the intention of his soul.

— Leonardo da Vinci

The good painter must paint two things: a person and the essence of his soul.

— Leonardo da Vinci

A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's mind.

— Leonardo da Vinci

The painter must always seek the essence of things, always represent the essential characteristics and emotions of the person he is painting.

— Titian

Good painting is nothing else but a copy of the perfections of God and a reminder of His painting. Finally, good painting is a…

— Michelangelo

Every good painter paints what he is.

— Jackson Pollock

Not every painter has a gift for painting, in fact, many painters are disappointed when they meet with difficulties in art. Painting done under…

— Titian

I cannot draw a human figure if I don't know the order of his bones, muscles or tendons. Same is that I cannot draw…

— Irving Stone

Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed; contemplating it, everyone can create a story at the will…

— Paul Gauguin

Painting is a form of incarnation. It is spirit made manifest in the world.

— Jeffrey Smart

Painting (like poetry) chooses from universals what is most apposite. It brings together, in a single imaginary being, circumstances and characteristics which occur in…

— Francisco Goya

Painting embraces and contains within itself all the things which nature produces or which results from the fortuitous actions of men... he is but…

— Leonardo da Vinci