勃兰兑斯《十九世纪文学主流 法国的浪漫派》：
戈蒂耶:
我永远爱雕像胜于爱美女，爱大理石胜于爱肉体。
原文：
Such an art-loving author as, for instance, Gautier (who soon became the head of a whole school), was actually prevented by his love of art from appreciating reality. He himself has told how disappointed he was the first time he went to paint a female figure from the life in Rioult's studio, and this in spite of the unquestioned beauty of the model and the classical grace of her outlines. "I have always," he confesses, "preferred the statue to the woman, marble to flesh."
例如，像戈蒂耶这样一位热爱艺术的作家（他立刻就成了整个浪漫派的领袖），他对艺术的热爱确实妨碍了他正确评价现实。他曾亲口说过，他第一次走进里奥的画室去作女性人体写生时，尽管模特儿的美是无可怀疑的，而且她的轮廓具有古典的优美雅致，他却多么感到失望。他自己承认：“我永远爱雕像胜于爱美女，爱大理石胜于爱肉体。”