Michelangelo
Italian · 1475–1564
Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect who created the David, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and St. Peter's dome, defining the Western artistic ideal.
Wikipedia ↗“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”
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“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”
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“I am still learning.”
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Often cited as "Ancora imparo" in Italian
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”
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