El Greco Quotes

• I paint because the spirits whisper madly inside my head.

  El Greco

  Spirit, Paint

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• The language of art is celestial in origin and can only be understood by the chosen.

  El Greco

  Art, Spirit, Language

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• Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God's careless splatters

  El Greco

  Art, Stars, Looks

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• Can the darkness condemn the light?

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  Light, Darkness

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• Artists create out of a sense of desolation. The spirit of creation is a excruciating, intricate exploration from within the soul.

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  Artist, Soul, Spirit

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• Painting, because of its universality, becomes speculation.

  El Greco

  Painting, Speculation, Universality

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• I was created by the all powerful God to fill the universe with my masterpieces.

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  Powerful, Masters, Masterpiece

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• I suffer for my art and despise the witless moneyed scoundrels who praise it.

  El Greco

  Art, Suffering, Praise

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• It is only after years of struggle and deprivation that the young artist should touch color - and then only in the company of his betters.

  El Greco

  Struggle, Artist, Color

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