I've finished that chapel I was painting. The Pope is quite satisfied.

Michelangelo

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Topic

Art

Author

Michelangelo

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Understatement

Language

Italian

Time

1512 1510s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Painter Sculptor Artist

From

Italy Europe

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Citation

Michelangelo. Letter to his father. Oct. 1512.

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The most perfect of all works of art is true political freedom.

Friedrich Schiller

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Freedom Art

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Friedrich Schiller
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen [On the Aesthetic Education of Man]." Horen, Jan. 1795, letter 2.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. On the Aesthetic Education of Man, edited by Alexander Schimidt, translated by Kenneth Tribe. Penguin Classics, 2016, letter 2.

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You and I are past our dancing days.

William Shakespeare

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Topic
Dancing Youth vs. old age Aging
Speaker
Capulet

Author

William Shakespeare
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 5.

Another quote originally in Italian

War alone brings up to its highest tension all human energy and puts the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to face it.

Benito Mussolini

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Topic
Attraction of war Praise of war War

Author

Benito Mussolini
Language
Italian
Time
1932 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Mussolini, Benito. "Fascismo [Fascism]: 'Forza e consenso [Strength and Consent].'" Enciclopedia Italiana [Italian Encyclopedia]. 1932.