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Michelangelo, Please Don’t Decorate
“I know Michelangelo carved wonderful figures,” you might say. “What was he like as an ARCHITECT or a decorator?” The Medici Chapel was built under his direction, his design. What stands out? For one thing, his statues DO NOT. They … Continue reading →
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