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Benvenuto Cellini

Italian goldsmith, scuptor, writer (1500-1571)

"I assert that the art of sculpture, among all the arts connected with design, is at least seven
times greater than any other, for the following reason: a statue of true sculpture ought
to have seven points of view, which ought all to boast equal excellence


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Gill Kopy29-Oct-2017 00:56
Interesting that the POV boil down to seven (not knowing anything re sculpting) !!!