Michelangelo ✓

(1475–1564) painter Republic of Florence

128 quotes in 1297 categories

[Wikidata] Italian artist and architect (1475-1564)... | [Wikipedia] Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. He was born in the Republic of Florence but was mostly active in Rome from his 30s onwards. His work was inspired by models from classical an

All Michelangelo Quotes

• The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has. Artist
• There is an angel imprisoned in it and I must set it free. Angel
• The power of one fair face makes my love sublime, for it has weaned my heart from low desires. Desire
• If people knew how hard I worked at my art, they would not consider me a genius. Art
• The greatest risk to man is not that he aims to high and misses, but that he aims to low and hits. Aim
• And who is so barbarous as not to understand that the foot of a man is nobler than his shoe, and his skin nobler than… Barbarous
• He who does not master the nude cannot understand the principles of architecture. Architecture
• As you give out, so shall you receive. Give
• No thought is born in me that does not bear the image of death. Bear
• The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the… Already Complete
• Heaven-born, the soul a heavenward course must hold; beyond the world she soars; the wise man, I affirm, can find no rest in that which… Affirm
• Do not be concerned that you might set a target too high and fail. Be concerned that you will set it too low and succeed. Concerned
• I already have a wife who is too much for me.. she is my art, and my works are my children. Art
• It is not sufficient merely to be a great master in painting and very wise, but I think that it is necessary for the painter… Great
• Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions and strengths meet. Discovering that place is the first step toward sculpting your masterpiece, Your… Discovering
• An artist does his most difficult work when he steps back from the blank canvas and thinks about what he is going to create. Artist
• Let whoever may have attained to so much as to have the power of drawing know that he holds a great treasure. Attained
• It is well with me only when I have a chisel in my hand. Chisel
• I dare affirm that any artist... who has nothing singular, eccentric, or at least reputed to be so, in his person, will never become a… Affirm
• Your greatness is measured by your horizons. Greatness
• If I love in thee, beloved, only what thou lovest most, do not be angry; for so one spirit is enamoured of another. Angry
• The idea is there locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone. All
• If there is some good in me, it is because I was born in the subtle atmosphere of your country of Arezzo. Along with the… Along
• Lord free me of myself, so I can please you! Free
• Can't you see the angel imprisoned in the block of stone trying to get out? I am trying to free him Angel

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