"Do we not say that the judicious discovering of a most lovely Statua in a piece of Marble, hath sublimated the wit of Buonarruotti far above the vulgar wits of other men? And yet this work is onely the imitation of a meer aptitude and disposition of exteriour and superficial memÂbers of an immoveable man; but what is it in comparison of a man made by nature, composed of as many exteriour and inteÂriour members, of so many muscles, tendons, nerves, bones, which serve to so many and sundry motions? but what shall we say of the senses, and of the powers of the soul, and lastly, of the understanding? May we not say, and that with reason, that the structure of a Statue falls far short of the formation of a living man, yea more of a contemptible worm?"
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Related Quotes
"If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all."
"Your lordship, only worldly light in this age of ours, you can never be pleased with another man's work for there is …"
"Beauty is the purgation of superfluities."
"I was never the kind of painter or sculptor who kept a shop."
"As when, O lady mine, With chiseled touch The stone unhewn and cold Becomes a living mold, The more the marble wastes…"
"A quel pietoso fonte, onde siam tutti, S'assembra ogni beltà che qua si vede, Più c'altra cosa alle persone accorte;"
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."
"Recollect that trifles make perfection, and that perfection is no trifle."
"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 reac…"
"If you knew how much work went into it, you would not call it genius."