Beauty Lies In Nature And

Titles Have Never Given A Just Idea Of Things; Were It Otherwise, The Work Would Be Superfluous.

I Am Not One Who Was Born In The Custody Of Wisdom; I Am One Who Is Fond Of Olden Times And Intense In Quest Of The Sacred Knowing Of The Ancients.

I Have Never Seen Either Angels Or Goddesses, So I Am Not Interested In Painting Them.

Painting Is The Representation Of Visible Forms. The Essence Of Realism Is Its Negation Of The Ideal.

I Too Am A Government.