Erwin Panofsky Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The connoisseur might be defined as a laconic art historian, and the art historian as a loquacious connoisseur.”
-- Erwin PanofskySource : Erwin Panofsky (1955). “Meaning in the visual arts: papers in and on art history”
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“While it is true that commercial art is always in danger of ending up as a prostitute, it is equally true that noncommercial art is always in danger of ending up as an old maid.”
-- Erwin PanofskySource : Erwin Panofsky, William S. Heckscher (1997). “Three Essays on Style”, p.120, MIT Press
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Source : A. A. Gill (2008). “Paper view: the best of the Sunday Times television reviews”, Orion Pub Co
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Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti (1981). “The University and the Public Interest”, Atheneum Books
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“I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.”
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“I was already headed for Hell, I might as well enjoy the ride.”
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Source : Adam Clarke (1837). “The Preacher's Manual: Including Clavis Biblica, and A Letter to a Methodist Preacher”, p.59
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