Quotes By Baroque Painters
Fantasy, abandoned by
reason, produces
impossible monsters;
united with it, she is
the mother of the arts
and the origin of
marvels. --
Francisco Goya
The act of painting is
about one heart telling
another heart where he
found salvation ~
Francisco Goya
The object of my work is
to report the actuality
of events. ~
Francisco Goya
My work is very simple.
My art reveals idealism
and truth. ~
Francisco Goya
My technique is imitated by the vermin that populate the studios of Rome. ~ Caravaggio
The untalented artists grunt like overfed suckling piglets awaiting the iron pot to be boiled in their own envious juices. ~ Caravaggio
As talent is eaten away by uncertainty, so the spiteful are consumed by their own fear. ~ Caravaggio
I care not what the onlooker spies in my painting for most are the devils own brood . ~ Caravaggio
Art is only illusions for the illiterate masses who would otherwise be wretched. ~ Caravaggio
What does my art portend to the heart of those who glare upon its
merciless truth? ~
Caravaggio
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