“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.””
Quotes by da Vinci Leonardo
“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.””
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.””
“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.””
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.””
“Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.””
“The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.””
da Vinci LeonardoLeonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath whose contributions spanned art, science, engineering, and anatomy, making him one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance. He is best known for hi...