David Sylvester Professions : Art critic Born : September 21, 1924 Died : June 19, 2001 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by David Sylvester Daumier paints with an enormous capacity for absolute empathy; a complete identification of himself with the figures he paints. He sets forth what it feels like to do something; not what somebody looks like doing it. David Sylvester empathy paint looks Warhol turned to photographs of stars, as the Renaissance turned to antiquities, to find images of gods. David Sylvester renaissance warhol stars Similar Authors Brian Sewell art-critic Arthur Danto art-critic Bernard Berenson art-critic Irving Sandler art-critic Donald Kuspit art-critic Deborah Solomon art-critic All Authors