Rembrandt — "Painting is none other than the imitation of nature, but the imitation must be s…"
Painting is none other than the imitation of nature, but the imitation must be so artful that it deceives.
Get This Quote & Author's Image Illustrated On:
Click any product to generate a realistic preview. Up to 3 at a time.
* Initial load can take up to 90 seconds — revising the preview in another color is nearly instant.
Kitchen
Apparel
Other
More from Rembrandt
"I envy the poet. He is encouraged toward drunkenness and wallows with nubile wenches while the painter must endure wretchedness and pain for his art."
"It is not necessary to portray everything as it is, but as it should be."
"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 …"
"I prefer to paint the rough and the natural over the smooth and the artificial."
Details
Attributed, general sentiment from his work and teaching
Date: Mid-17th century
Art & CreativityVerification
Unverifiable
Found in 1 providers: grok
1 source checked