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> "declared himself unfit as a painter" ? Wasn't it more like "declared painting as unfit for him"? Michelangelo had a strong disdain for paintings and painter
by hrjet 12y ago
> "declared himself unfit as a painter" ?
Wasn't it more like "declared painting as unfit for him"? Michelangelo had a strong disdain for paintings and painters especially Leonardo Da Vinci and his friends.
My only source is [this biography](1). Not sure how accurate that is.
[1]: http://www.amazon.com/The-Agony-Ecstasy-Biographical-Michelangelo/dp/0451171357 http://www.amazon.com/The-Agony-Ecstasy-Biographical-Michela...
- jacquesm 12y agoI did not write that he declared himself unfit as a painter, I wrote that he did not consider himself to be a painter. Michelangelo's first love was marble, not paint.