Who said "To create beauty is to participate in the divine."?

This quote is attributed to Théophile Gautier.

To create beauty is to participate in the divine. - Théophile Gautier

"To create beauty is to participate in the divine."

Théophile Gautier Beauty

Poet Novelist French 1811–1872

"Art for art's sake"

"I love beauty; it is the only thing worth loving"

"The beautiful is as useful as the useful"

"Nothing is truly beautiful except what is useless"

"Beauty comes in many forms."

"Beauty comes from within."

"True beauty lies in authenticity."

"Beauty exists in the most unexpected places."