The ordinary true, or purely real, cannot be the object of the arts.- Illusion on a ground of truth, that is the secret of the fine arts. (Joseph Joubert)

The ordinary true, or purely real, cannot be the object of the arts.- Illusion on a ground of truth, that is the secret of the fine arts.

Joseph Joubert

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