Donato Bramante

Architecture Italian 1444 – 1514 50 quotes

An Italian architect who introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rome, known for the Tempietto.

Quotes by Donato Bramante

The greatest challenge is to make the complex appear simple.

Attributed 1510

I am a student of the ancients.

Attributed 1499

Architecture is frozen music.

Attributed 1500

The light is as important as the stone.

Attributed 1505

My legacy will be in the stones I lay.

Attributed 1510

The architect must be a master of light and shadow.

Attributed 1500

I strive for a timeless beauty.

Attributed 1505

To build is to dream in stone.

Attributed 1500

The greatest satisfaction is to see a vision become reality.

Attributed 1510

I am a servant of art and God.

Attributed 1510