Colors in painting are as allurements for persuading the eyes, as the sweetness of meter is in poetry.

- Nicolas Poussin

The purpose of art is delectation.

- Nicolas Poussin

Color in painting lures the eyes as verses do in poetry.

- Nicolas Poussin

Drawing is the skeleton of what you do and color is its flesh.

- Nicolas Poussin

The idea of beauty does not descend into matter unless this is prepared as carefully as possible. This preparation consists of three things: arrangem…

- Nicolas Poussin