Quotation by

Michelangelo

Every beauty which is seen here by persons of perception resembles more than anything else that celestial source from which we all are come.

Michelangelo

Beauty

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Michelangelo is saying that all the beauty we notice in the world reminds us most strongly of a divine origin. He believes that the true source of all beauty is heavenly, and what we see here is just a reflection of that higher reality.

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