Which famous Roman author was quoted as saying, “Art was inspired by nature, a work of art differs from nature because an artist will transform nature into art.”?

The Roman author associated with this statement about art transforming nature is Marcus Fabius Quintilian, a Roman rhetorician and writer. Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci were artists, and William Shakespeare was an English playwright, so they do not fit the description of a famous Roman author.

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