Joshua Reynolds Quote

The true test of all the arts, is not solely whether the production is a true copy of nature, but whether it answers the end of art, which is to produce a pleasing effect upon the mind.


Discourse no. 13; vol. 2, p. 136. - Discourses on Art


The true test of all the arts, is not solely whether the production is a true copy of nature, but whether it answers the end of art, which is to...

The true test of all the arts, is not solely whether the production is a true copy of nature, but whether it answers the end of art, which is to...

The true test of all the arts, is not solely whether the production is a true copy of nature, but whether it answers the end of art, which is to...

The true test of all the arts, is not solely whether the production is a true copy of nature, but whether it answers the end of art, which is to...