The paintings in our galleries are seen one day in bright sunshine and another day in the dim light of a rainy afternoon, yet they remain the same paintings, ever faithful, ever convincing. To a marvelous extent they carry their own light within. For their truth is not that of a perfect replica, it is the truth of art.
Art does not copy nature - it suggests it. - Ernst Gombrich
Art does not copy nature - it suggests it.
- Ernst Gombrich
All artistic discoveries are discoveries not of likenesses but of equivalencies which enable us to see reality in terms of an image and an image in t… - Ernst Gombrich
All artistic discoveries are discoveries not of likenesses but of equivalencies which enable us to see reality in terms of an image and an image in t…
One cannot explain the existence of genius. It is better to enjoy it. - Ernst Gombrich
One cannot explain the existence of genius. It is better to enjoy it.
If you ask me what the world looks like to me, it looks like a painting by Pissarro. - Ernst Gombrich
If you ask me what the world looks like to me, it looks like a painting by Pissarro.
During the days of my youth, critics and art-lovers resorted freely to this term of abuse. Even some of the most renowned Old Masters were also pillo… - Ernst Gombrich
During the days of my youth, critics and art-lovers resorted freely to this term of abuse. Even some of the most renowned Old Masters were also pillo…
The paintings in our galleries are seen one day in bright sunshine and another day in the dim light of a rainy afternoon, yet they remain the same pa… - Ernst Gombrich
The paintings in our galleries are seen one day in bright sunshine and another day in the dim light of a rainy afternoon, yet they remain the same pa…
Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make us see a thread which is not there. - Ernst Gombrich
Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make us see a thread which is not there.
What an artist worries about as he plans his pictures, makes his sketches, or wonders whether he has completed his canvas, is something much more dif… - Ernst Gombrich
What an artist worries about as he plans his pictures, makes his sketches, or wonders whether he has completed his canvas, is something much more dif…
One never finishes learning about art. There are always new things to discover. Great works of art seem to look different every time one stands befor… - Ernst Gombrich
One never finishes learning about art. There are always new things to discover. Great works of art seem to look different every time one stands befor…
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