"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

25 February 2021

Happy Birthday, Modigliani

Modigliani, Jeanne Hébuterne au Chapeau, 1917


Amedeo Modigliani was born on this day in 1884.

We have different rights from normal people, for we have different needs which place us above – this must be said and believed – their morality. It is our duty never to be consumed by the sacrificial fire. Your real duty is to save your dream. Beauty too has some painful duties: these produce, however, the noblest achievements of the soul.

Amedeo Modigliani

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