Truth, not appearance.
La verdad, no la apariencia.

Artists
Diego Velázquez
Born in Seville in 1599, Velazquez served Philip IV for four decades. Las Meninas has fascinated thinkers for centuries; Manet called him the painter of painters.
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It is in the knowledge of the true conditions of our life that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons to act.
-- Simone de Beauvoir
For truly art lies hidden in nature; whoever can draw it out possesses it.
-- Albrecht Dürer
To paint a beautiful woman I would need to see many, but since beautiful women are scarce, I make use of a certain idea that comes to my mind.
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Painting is poetry that is seen and not heard, and poetry is painting that is heard and not seen.
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I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
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Do not fear perfection. You will never reach it.
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