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s that weread the great character of prophecy itself. It is not a proph-ecy, but prophecy, that expresses itself through them. Noth-ing is more significant than the contrasted opinions that havebeen expressed with regard to these remarkable creations. Onewriter chooses the Erythrean Sibyl (C 125)… … C 125, The Erythrean Sibyl. Ceiling, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome.Michelangelo, 1475-1564. 4o8 Mornings with Masters of Art such judgments are based, the present writer cannot remotelyguess. The spiritual significance of these various figures is sostupendous and, for the most part, so clear that…
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