Michelangelo
The Divine
I live and hope in my own death. Michelangelo carved the sky in stone. The titan of the Renaissance.
1475 — 1564
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Life and journey
Michelangelo freed the form imprisoned in marble.
Their thought
divine beauty. human body as God's supreme work.
What they leave us
tormented artist. super-human perfection requirement.
Major works
David (1504).
Pieta (1499).
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“Le plus grand danger pour la plupart d'entre nous n'est pas que notre but soit trop élevé et que nous le manquions, mais qu'il soit trop bas et que nous l'atteignions.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“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.”
— Inconnu
