His amazing originality, in comparison with all the present art, makes you think that he was indeed born by the deep native powers. [...] It is good to know that this strange genius was not just an accidental whim of fate, but instead the forerunner of Lithuanian art's future.
V.Ciudovsky
I'm resolved to devote all my former and future works to Lithuania.
From Ciurlionis' letter to his brother Povilas
