Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 396
set, that Michel-angelo makes no effort to show us the creative act. He is artistenough to know that that act has to do with science and notwith art. It is the spirit or mood that dominates the actwhich is valuable as a theme in art. If, therefore, art is totell us the story of creation, it must… … o • ^ •> ftc3 O .a -*• -*J CO .S ^ 0) ^§ O o O 378 Mornings with Masters of Art counterpart of the act and not its great result which Michel-angelo isolates as the proper theme of art. This case is re-markably expressive. The Creator passes before us, a pon-derous figure but devoid of all…
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