"He who pretends to be either painter or engraver without being a master of drawing is an imposter" — William Blake

The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment.

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known

Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection

The history of art is the history of revivals

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