Religiously the Empire was pluralistic and marked by a search for a faith which would be satisfying intellectually and ethically and would give assurance of immortality.
Painting from nature is not copying the object it is realizing one's sensations.
My nervous system is enfeebled only work in oils can sustain me.
The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.
I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.
Two obsessions are the hallmarks of Nature's artistic style.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not...
Praise the green earth. Chance has appointed her...
