Art Quote by Paul Cezanne

Michelangelo's contemporaries thought him the greatest artist who ever lived and called him 'divine.' His reputation as sculptor, architect, painter and draughtsman has not…

— Michael Ayrton

“My object in The Prince was to show defeated Italy a model of her savior, a man as perfect in the bold acquisition of…

— Michael Ennis

I'm not Michelangelo but I would like to be that. I'll never be him but I'm trying to strive to do that in my…

— Brian Bird

“driven, passionate, mercurial, irascible" [the character of Michelangelo]”

— Miles J. Unger

“So what was Michelangelo’s real message? “SELF-PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST”? A more profound and legitimate explanation of the Sistine is that perhaps it is…

— Benjamin Blech

When we think of Leonardo da Vinci, the last thing that comes to mind is the nationality of the artist. The great masters belong…

— Igor Babailov

“...Michelangelo transformed both the practice of art and our conception of the artist's role in society.”

— Miles J. Unger

“Yet, to view the Sistine primarily as a self-portrait doesn’t ring totally true. In spite of his arrogance regarding his artistic skill, Michelangelo was…

— Benjamin Blech

“Leonardo became known in Milan not only for his talents but also for his good looks, muscular build, and gentle personal style. “He was…

— Walter Isaacson

Even Michelangelo on his deathbed thought he'd done nothing to ennoble art. He wanted to destroy his work-the Pieta! And this from the greatest…

— John Huston

“Michelangelo said the best way to judge the essential elements of a sculpture is to throw it down a hill and the unimportant pieces…

— Everwood

Michelangelo indeed could have carved out your features.

— Bob Dylan