The ruby encloses the brilliant red of the clouds of evening... -

The ruby encloses the brilliant red of the clouds of evening… – Charles Blanc, Art in Ornament and Dress, 1875, translated from French

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Jewelry
category

There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald – all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colors of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil. – Pliny, about the opal

Category:
Jewelry

A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a witty person, but a pebble in the hands of a fool. – Author Unknown

Category:
Jewelry

As though pure white snow flashed and sparkled with the color of bright ruddy wine, and was overcome by this radiance. – Author unknown, about opal

Category:
Jewelry

The aquamarine… has the glassy tint of the waves of the sea. – Charles Blanc, Art in Ornament and Dress, 1875, translated from French

Category:
Jewelry

Random Quotes

Id rather be dead than singing Satisfaction when Im forty-five. – Mick Jagger

Category:
Singing

As far as knowledge goes Ive come a long way. – Jurgen Klinsmann

Category:
Knowledge

After reading Eminems autobiography, which I did because Im so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, hes had to fight so many demons in his life. – Taryn Manning

Category:
respect

I object to violence because, when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. – Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948), in Young India, 1925

Category:
Violence