Quotation by

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

All art is but imitation of nature.

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Seneca means that every piece of art is created by copying or reflecting something found in the natural world, whether it's people, animals, landscapes, or emotions. Art does not invent new things from nothing but draws its inspiration and forms from what already exists in nature.

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