Washington Allston quotes

Titian, Tintoretto, and Paul Veronese absolutely enchanted me, for they took away all sense of subject. ... It was the poetry of color which I felt, procreative in its nature, giving birth to a thousand things which the eye cannot see, and distinct from their cause. (Washington Allston)
The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself. View quote
Washington Allston
Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind. View quote
Washington Allston
Never judge a work of art by its defects. View quote
Washington Allston
Thus falling, falling from afar, As if some melancholy star Had mingled with her light her sighs, And dropped them from the skies. View quote
Washington Allston