[...] to the Prado Museum in Madrid where he saw Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas (1656)--a painting [Richard] Serra must have felt reached the apex of the art of painting, hence leading to his decision to give up painting altogether by throwing all he had made into the Arno River. [Phong H. Bui, Oct. 2024 Brooklyn Rail]

Love this,, possibly my 2 most favorite artists
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