The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Opening line of the Preface, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891); Project Gutenberg #174, primary text confirmed.
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (Preface)
- 1891
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
John KeatsThe more the marble wastes, the more the statue grows.
MichelangeloMelody is the essence of music.
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