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I've finished that chapel I was painting. The Pope is quite satisfied. — Michelangelo · 1512The marble not yet carved can hold the form
Of every thought the greatest artist has. — Michelangelo · 1564Art and money1 quote
Painting and sculpture, hard work and fair dealing have been my ruin and things go continually from bad to worse. It would have been better had I been put to making matches in my youth than to be in such a fret! — Michelangelo · 1542Beauty1 quote
If it be true that any beautiful thing raises the pure and just desire of man from earth to God, the eternal fount of all, such I believe my love. — Michelangelo · 1525Sculpture1 quote
The more the marble wastes, the more the statue grows. — Michelangelo · 1525Untapped potential1 quote
The marble not yet carved can hold the form
Of every thought the greatest artist has. — Michelangelo · 1564