Onore de Balzak - Nemojte biti suviše povjerljivi, ni banalni, niti pretjerano uslužni
Ne znam da li su ljudi na nas više kivni kad im se nada izjalovi no što su nam zahvalni kad im učinimo dobrotu. Naročito, prijatelju moj, pošto ove sitnice spadaju u moj djelokrug, to mogu da se zadržim malo duže na onome što mislim da znam, naročito nemojte biti suviše povjerljivi, ni banalni, niti pretjerano uslužni, jer to su tri opasnosti.
Šervin B. Nuland - O Mona Lizi
Odavde možemo krenuti još dalje u prošlost, dalje od Pejtera, pa čak i od Vazarija, od kojeg potiču gotovo svi podaci poznati o nastanku slike. Moramo se vratiti istinskoj ženi. Pošto je sa šesnaest godina postala treća supruga tridesetpetogodišnjeg Frančeska del Đokonde, Mona Liza di Anton Marija Gerardini je 1503. napunila dvadeset četiri godine. To se verovatno dogodilo sredinom četvorogodišnjeg razdoblja kad je Leonardo povremeno radio na njenom portretu.
Nikolaj Berđajev - O Sandru Botičeliju
Tragična sudbina nekih odabranih umetnika Kvatročenta može biti odgonetnuta samo dubljim ulaženjem u rascepljenju, necelovitu dušu Kvatročenta, dušu, koju su razdirali suprotstavljeni hrišćanski i paganski momenti. Tragična sudbina Botičelija, najvećeg umetnika Renesanse, koji nam je tek u novije doba postao razumljiv i blizak, daje ključ za razumevanje još uvek neodgonetnute tajne Renesanse.
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss is considered a masterpiece of neoclassical sculpture
The Italian neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova was known as the creator of marble sculptures, which were delicately sculpted into naked people. One of his most famous sculptures is Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, also known as Psyche and Cupid, which he sculpted between 1787 and 1793. In this sculpture, Canova portrayed the loving embrace of two major characters from Greek mythology: Love, or Cupid in Latin, and the soul, Psyche. He captures two sides of love; its incredible strength and its fragility and tenderness. The original Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss sculpture is currently on display at the Louvre in Paris.
The Garden by Jacques Prévert paints the tiny second of eternity
A collection of poems Words (French: Paroles) by famous and popular French poet Jacques Prévert is first published in 1946. The very short poem The Garden (French: Le Jardin) from this collection defines a stereotype, the moment of the emperor differently and originally and captures feelings and pour it into words. Within the lines of the poem, Prévert managed to paint happiness with few words and gives a message that little things are those that move us and make us stop in time.
The Garden by Jacques Prévert
Thousands and thousands of years
Would not suffice
To tell
The tiny second of eternity
When you kissed me