6 Quotes by Plutarch about art


  • Author Plutarch
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    A Locanian having plucked all the feathers off from a nightingale and seeing what a little body it had, "surely," quoth he, "thou art all voice and nothing else.

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    It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.

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    Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

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