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When they asked Michelangelo how he made his statue of David he is reported to have said "It is easy. You just chip away the stone that doesn't look like David."
When they asked Michelangelo how he made his statue of David he is reported to have said "It is easy. You just chip away the stone that doesn't look like David."
Approximate author period: c. 1519 AD · renaissance
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- Approximate author period: c. 1519 AD · renaissance
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