Maurice Denis

“What is painting? At first, it was the art of telling stories in a pleasant way.”

“Instead of evoking our moods by the means of the subject, we have endowed the work of art with the quality to be emotive in itself.”

“I believe that art must be holy. It is the sanctification of nature, of that nature found in all simple souls.”

“Art is the sanctification of nature.”

“Go to the museum. There you will find the right to dare.”

“Remember that a picture, before being a battle horse, a nude woman, or some anecdote, is essentially a flat surface covered with colors assembled in a certain order.”

“Christianity is nothing if not a religion of love.”