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Michelangelo

The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.

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Michelangelo means that a great artist first imagines the form hidden inside the raw material before starting to work. The sculptor’s skill lies in carefully removing the outer stone to reveal the shape that was always there, waiting to be seen.

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