"I prefer to paint from life, not from imagination."

"The artist must be a master of his craft and a servant of his art."

"My lord, Because of the great pleasure and devotion that I have put into the execution of the two pieces which his Highness has had me make, being the one where the dead body of Christ is laid in the …"

"My lord hang this piece in a strong light and such that one can stand far away so that it will sparkle at its best."

"The eye is the true mirror of the soul."