The only really Christian art is that which, like St. Francis, does not fear being wedded to poverty. This rises far above art-as-ornament.


An Unprejudiced Mind, p. 317 - Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality (1964)

André Gide Quotes

The only really Christian art is that which, like St. Francis, does not fear being wedded to poverty. This rises far above art-as-ornament.

The only really Christian art is that which, like St. Francis, does not fear being wedded to poverty. This rises far above art-as-ornament.

The only really Christian art is that which, like St. Francis, does not fear being wedded to poverty. This rises far above art-as-ornament.

The only really Christian art is that which, like St. Francis, does not fear being wedded to poverty. This rises far above art-as-ornament.