The marble not yet carved can hold the form
Of every thought the greatest artist has.

Non ha I ottimo artista alcun concetto, Ch’ un marmo solo in sè non circonscriva Col suo soverchio ; e solo a quello arriva La man che ubbidisce all’ intelletto.

Michelangelo

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Topic

Untapped potential Art

Author

Michelangelo

Source

Sonnet 15

Medium

Poem

Language

Italian

Time

1564 1560s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Painter Sculptor Artist

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Michelangelo. Non ha l' ottimo artista [The Lover and the Sculptor]. c. 1623.

Current Citation

Michelangelo. "Sonnet 15: The Lover and the Sculptor." Sonnets, translated by Elizabeth Jennings. Routledge, 2002.

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The greatness of art, like poetry or music, is that it is totally unnecessary.

Christo

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Art for art's sake Art

Author

Christo
Source
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Medium
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English
Time
2011 2010s 21st century
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Christo. "Interview: Christo On the Freedom of Unnecessary Art." Interviewed by Peter Simek. D Magazine, 24 Feb. 2011.

Another quote from European Renaissance

Frailty, thy name is woman!

William Shakespeare

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Topic
Women
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Hamlet

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Hamlet
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 2.

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.