Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. Oscar Wilde Irish Dramatist More Oscar Wilde Quotes 4
A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German Poet More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes 3
The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions. Marcus Tullius Cicero Roman Statesman More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes 1
Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. Samuel Butler British Poet More Samuel Butler Quotes 0
There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk. Charles Dickens English Novelist More Charles Dickens Quotes 0
The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective. Berenice Abbott American Photographer More Berenice Abbott Quotes 0
I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait. Salvador Dali Spanish Artist More Salvador Dali Quotes 0
A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was. Philippe Halsman Latvian Photographer More Philippe Halsman Quotes 0
I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you. Frida Kahlo Mexican Artist More Frida Kahlo Quotes 0
It is done... the precious portrait placed in the hands of the gentlemen for safe keeping. Dolley Madison American First Lady More Dolley Madison Quotes 0
My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain. Helmut Newton German Photographer More Helmut Newton Quotes 0
The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt. Henri Cartier-Bresson French Photographer More Henri Cartier-Bresson Quotes 0
Even though I love my mother, I didn't want to make an idealized portrait of her. I'm fascinated more by her defects - they are funnier than her other qualities. Pedro Almodovar Spanish Director More Pedro Almodovar Quotes 0
It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait. Max Beerbohm English Actor More Max Beerbohm Quotes 0
I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I'm not a trained artist, I couldn't sit down and do an accurate portrait of anyone. Rene Auberjonois American Actor More Rene Auberjonois Quotes 0
Is it possible that the portrait of the divine Son of God is an exaggeration, at best, or a complete fabrication, at worst, of the original Jesus? John Clayton More John Clayton Quotes 0
Not only are Christians writing about Jesus, but also Communists, Jews, atheists and agnostics are taking up their pens to paint a portrait of Jesus. John Clayton More John Clayton Quotes 0
At the unveiling at the White House of the presidential portrait, President Bush pointed out that Hillary Clinton was the first sitting Senator in history to have her portrait hanging in the White House. Eleanor Clift American Journalist More Eleanor Clift Quotes 0
I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family. Rachel Griffiths American Actress More Rachel Griffiths Quotes 0
I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world. Samuel Johnson English Author More Samuel Johnson Quotes 0
The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective. Berenice Abbott American Photographer More Berenice Abbott Quotes 0
And then I went round the corner and there's a Van Gogh portrait, and you just think, well, this is another level. A higher level, actually. I love the Sargent, but it's not the level of Van Gogh. David Hockney English Artist More David Hockney Quotes 0
In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative. Annie Leibovitz American Photographer More Annie Leibovitz Quotes 0
When having my portrait painted I don't want justice, I want mercy. Billy Hughes Australian Politician More Billy Hughes Quotes 0