In the arts the way in which an idea is rendered, and the manner in which it is expressed, is much more important than the idea itself. (Jacques-Louis David)

In the arts the way in which an idea is rendered, and the manner in which it is expressed, is much more important than the idea itself.

Jacques-Louis David

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