Painting, in fact, is nothing else much than a tree, a man, or any other object, reflected in the water. The distinction between sculpture and painting, is as great as between the shadow and the substance.
Original text (Italian)
Original text (Italian)
All works of nature created by God in heaven and on earth are works of sculpture.
Let all the world witness how many different means Fortune employs when she wishes to destroy a man.
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