Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berensonwas an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. His book The Italian Painters of the Renaissance was an international success...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth26 June 1865
CountryUnited States of America
europe average succeed
The average European does not seem to feel free until he succeeds in enslaving and oppressing others.
house library rooms
[Describing his house:] It is a library with living rooms attached.
wine tea way
I am only a picture-taster, the way others are wine-or tea-tasters.
training genius capacity
Genius is the capacity for productive reaction against one's training.
time carpe-diem hands
I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.
fun doe parody
You can parody and make fun of almost anything, but that does not turn the universe into a caricature.
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We usually meet all of our relatives only at funerals where somebody always observes: "Too bad we can't get together more often".
art mind technique
Art is mind and heart and touch as much and more than it is mere instrument, technique - without which however it cannot exist at all.
self may aging
A complete life may be one ending in so full an identification with the oneself that there is no self left to die.
encouragement hands calumny-is
Pessimism like calumny is easy to do, and attracts immediate attention. The gossiper and the writer may find this out soon enough, and a little encouragement from the current mood will procure them successes that bring endless imitators in their trail. On the other hand saying good things about life in general and individuals in particular and making it interesting is a serious task which few can achieve with credit.
prayer believe miracle
Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her.
writing humanity literature
Literature in its most comprehensive sense is the autobiography of humanity.
art helping justification
The ultimate justification of the work of art is to help the spectator to become a work of art himself.
happiness jobs humble
It makes me happy to encounter goodness, love of work, humane intelligence, and people no matter at what kind of job, be it ever so humble, or ever so exalted, who do it well and con amore.