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The Latin phrase, “ut pictura poesis”, meaning “as is painting, so is poetry” was popularized by:

Horace popularised ut pictura poesis in the Ars Poetica. The phrase introduces a comparison between how poems and paintings can affect their audiences.

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The Latin phrase, “ut pictura poesis”, meaning “as is painting, so is poetry” was popularized by:

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Horace popularised ut pictura poesis in the Ars Poetica. The phrase introduces a comparison between how poems and paintings can affect their audiences.

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