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Quote by Michelangelo
The best artist has no concept which some single marble does not potentially enclose within its mass, but only the hand which obeys the intellect can accomplish it.
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The quote says that great art begins with seeing a possible form hidden in the marble. Yet seeing it is not enough. The artist’s hand must follow the intellect’s direction and shape the material into that form. Artistic ability therefore joins imagination with skilled, deliberate work.
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