A note from Michelangelo about skin and beauty

A Note from Michelangelo

All Life is Art
January 22, 2026•1 min read

Photo By: Janko Ferlič
 

What spirit is so empty and blind,


that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe,


and the skin more beautiful


than the garment for which it is clothed?

 

– Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)

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Be fascinated, seduced, terrified and compelled by transformation, creativity, and authentic self expression. Freedom for the human spirit and human psyche is our collective aspiration as well as our birthright, and is inherent in the evolution of consciousness.

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Be fascinated, seduced, terrified and compelled by transformation, creativity, and authentic self expression. Freedom for the human spirit and human psyche is our collective aspiration as well as our birthright, and is inherent in the evolution of consciousness.

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