Painting is poetry that is seen and not heard, and poetry is painting that is heard and not seen.
La pittura è una poesia che si vede e non si sente, e la poesia è una pittura che si sente e non si vede.
Artists
Leonardo da Vinci
Born in 1452 in Vinci, Leonardo mastered painting, anatomy, and engineering. The Mona Lisa and Last Supper define Western art; six thousand notebook pages anticipate discoveries centuries ahead.
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