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Leon Battista Alberti Quotes

What is painting but the act of embracing, by means of art, the surface of the pool? Picture Quote #1

Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole Picture Quote #1

Men can do all things if they will Picture Quote #1

A man can do all things if he but wills them Picture Quote #1

It was never shameful to learn from any teacher things that are useful to know Picture Quote #1

A man can do all things if he will Picture Quote #1

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... the movements of the body reveal the movements of the soul Picture Quote #1

Painting contains a divine force which... makes the dead seem almost alive Picture Quote #1

Philosophers say that nothing can be seen that is neither illuminated nor colored Picture Quote #1

The city is like a great house, and the house in its turn a small city Picture Quote #1

I would have artists be convinced that the supreme skill and art in painting consists in knowing how to use black and white... because it is light and shade that make objects appear in relief Picture Quote #1

I shall praise those faces which seem to project out of the picture as though they were sculptured, and I shall censure those faces in which I see no art but that of outline Picture Quote #1

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There is no art which has not had its beginnings in things full of errors. Nothing is at the same time both new and perfect Picture Quote #1

Practice by drawing things large, as if equal in representation and reality. In small drawings every large weakness is easily hidden; in the large, the smallest weakness is easily seen Picture Quote #1

It seems obvious that colors vary according to lights, because when any color is placed in the shade, it appears to be different from the same color which is located in light. Shade makes color dark, whereas light makes color bright where it strikes Picture Quote #1

I will never tire of recommending the custom, practiced by the best architects, of preparing not only drawings and sketches, but also models of wood or any other material. These... enable us to examine... the work as a whole... and, before continuing any further, to estimate the likely trouble and expense Picture Quote #1

When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods Picture Quote #1

The picture will have charm when each color is very unlike the one next to it Picture Quote #1

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Painting is possessed of divine power, for not only does it make the absent present, but also makes the dead almost alive Picture Quote #1

I certainly consider a great appreciation of painting to be the best indication of a most perfect mind Picture Quote #1

Beauty is the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole Picture Quote #1

No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it Picture Quote #1

We must always take from nature what we paint and always choose the most beautiful things Picture Quote #1

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What is painting but the act of embracing, by means of art, the surface of the pool? (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) Men can do all things if they will (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) A man can do all things if he but wills them (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) It was never shameful to learn from any teacher things that are useful to know (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) A man can do all things if he will (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) ... the movements of the body reveal the movements of the soul (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) Painting contains a divine force which... makes the dead seem almost alive (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) Philosophers say that nothing can be seen that is neither illuminated nor colored (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) The city is like a great house, and the house in its turn a small city (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) I would have artists be convinced that the supreme skill and art in painting consists in knowing how to use black and white... because it is light and shade that make objects appear in relief (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) I shall praise those faces which seem to project out of the picture as though they were sculptured, and I shall censure those faces in which I see no art but that of outline (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) There is no art which has not had its beginnings in things full of errors. Nothing is at the same time both new and perfect (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) Practice by drawing things large, as if equal in representation and reality. In small drawings every large weakness is easily hidden; in the large, the smallest weakness is easily seen (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) It seems obvious that colors vary according to lights, because when any color is placed in the shade, it appears to be different from the same color which is located in light. Shade makes color dark, whereas light makes color bright where it strikes (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) I will never tire of recommending the custom, practiced by the best architects, of preparing not only drawings and sketches, but also models of wood or any other material. These... enable us to examine... the work as a whole... and, before continuing any further, to estimate the likely trouble and expense (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) The picture will have charm when each color is very unlike the one next to it (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) Painting is possessed of divine power, for not only does it make the absent present, but also makes the dead almost alive (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) I certainly consider a great appreciation of painting to be the best indication of a most perfect mind (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) Beauty is the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes) We must always take from nature what we paint and always choose the most beautiful things (Leon Battista Alberti Quotes)