Quote of Albrecht Dürer - I hold that the perfection of...
Biography - Albrecht Dürer:
German painter, printmaker and theorist.
Born: 1471 - Died: 1528
Period:
16th century
15th century
Place of birth: Germany
Born: 1471 - Died: 1528
Period:
16th century
15th century
Place of birth: Germany
I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men.
Translation
(German, French)
See also...
Quotes about beauty:
Quotes about perfection:
It seems that perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Quotes about form:
The dignity of art appears perhaps most eminently in music, because in music there is no material factor to be discounted. Music is all form and figure, exalting and ennobling everything it expresses.
The child sees everything in a state of newness; he is always drunk. Nothing more resembles what we call inspiration than the delight with which a child absorbs form and color.
Quotes about man, all human beings:
Albrecht Dürer also said...
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