Greek Painting

Famous quotes containing the words greek and/or painting:

    “Make room, Roman writers, make room for Greek writers; something greater than the Iliad is born.”
    —Propertius Sextus (c. 50–16 B.C.)

    “One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite—that that particular peach is but a detail.”
    —Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)