How can this world, which is so beautiful, include so much horror? Eugene Delacroix More Quotes by Eugene Delacroix More Quotes From Eugene Delacroix The more an object is polished or brilliant, the less you see its own color and the more it becomes a mirror reflecting the color of its surroundings. Eugene Delacroix brilliantcolormirrors What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough. Eugene Delacroix ideasartmoving God is that inner presence which makes us admire the beautiful and consoles us for not sharing the happiness of the wicked. Eugene Delacroix wickedbeautifulreligion Perfect beauty implies perfect simplicity, a quality that at first sight does not arouse the emotions which we feel before gigantic works, objects whose very disproportion constitutes an element of beauty. Eugene Delacroix simplicitysightperfect Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself. Eugene Delacroix beautifulinspirationallife Always, at the back of your soul, there is something that says to you, 'Mortal, drawn from eternal life for a short time, think how precious these moments are. Eugene Delacroix soultimethinking All painting worth its name, unless one is talking about black and white, must include the idea of color as one of its necessary supports, in the same way that it includes chiaroscuro, proportion, and perspective. Eugene Delacroix black-and-whitecolortalking The things one experiences alone with oneself are very much stronger and purer. Eugene Delacroix being-alonesolitudewisdom Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it. Eugene Delacroix dictionarydraws There is no merit in being truthful when one is truthful by nature, or rather when one can be nothing else; it is a gift, like poetry or music. But it needs courage to be truthful after carefully considering the matter, unless a kind of pride is involved; for example, the man who says to himself, "I am ugly," and then says, "I am ugly" to his friends, lest they should think themselves the first to make the discovery. Eugene Delacroix pridementhinking Everything is a subject; the subject is yourself. It is within yourself that you must look and not around you... The greatest happiness is to reveal it to others, to study oneself, to paint oneself continually in [one's] work. Eugene Delacroix paintstudylooks In abandoning the vagueness of the sketch the artist shows more of his personality by revealing the range but also the limitations of his talent. Eugene Delacroix vaguenessartistpersonality The first virtue of a painting is to be a feast for the eyes. Eugene Delacroix eyeartfirsts Painters who are not colorists produce illumination, not painting. Eugene Delacroix illuminationpaintingproduce Everyone knows that yellow, orange, and red suggest ideas of joy and plenty. I can paint you the skin of Venus with mud, provided you let me surround it as I will. Eugene Delacroix orangeyellowideas Nature creates unity even in the parts of a whole. Eugene Delacroix parts-of-a-wholeunitynature It is only possible to speak in the language and in the spirit of one's time. Eugene Delacroix languagespeakspirit One always has to spoil a picture a little bit, in order to finish it. Eugene Delacroix finishinglittlesorder Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can't attain it in anything. Eugene Delacroix artistperfectionart Finishing a painting demands a heart of steel: everything requires a decision, and I find difficulties where I least expect them... It is at such moments that one fully realizes one's own weaknesses. Eugene Delacroix weaknessdecisionheart
