Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the ta... - Michelangelo Buonarroti

This quote is attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti.

"Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it."

Michelangelo Buonarroti Creativity

Sculptor Painter Architect Italian 1475–1564

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