Painting is poetry which is seen and not heard, and poetry is a painting which is heard but not seen.


First Part of the Book on Painting, 1651, The Paragone


Painting is poetry which is seen and not heard, and poetry is a painting which is heard but not seen.

Painting is poetry which is seen and not heard, and poetry is a painting which is heard but not seen.

Painting is poetry which is seen and not heard, and poetry is a painting which is heard but not seen.

Painting is poetry which is seen and not heard, and poetry is a painting which is heard but not seen.