The best Quotes by Michelangelo

The best Quotes by Michelangelo

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspired by models from classical antiquity and had a lasting influence on Western art.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

Quotes about Michelangelo

If the eye is the window of the soul, today I wanna see your soul. Don't give me Michelangelo. Give me you.
Vittoria Contini in From Scratch - Season 1 Episode 1
Next to you, Michelangelo just threw paint at the chapel Jackson Pollock style.
Anatomy of a Scandal - Season 1 Episode 2
We've had sex 23 days straight. I've seen more ceiling than Michelangelo!
Lynette Scavo in Desperate Housewives - Season 5 Episode 21
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