'the austere genius of Michelangelo will not depend for its sweetness on any mere accessories like these. The world of natural things has almost no existence for him, 'When one speaks of him,' says Grimm, 'woods, clouds, seas, and mountains disappear, and only what is formed by the spirit of man remains behind.'' (41)

Orig. quotes of Raffaelle from Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Idea del tempo della pitturia (1590): In the story of Michelangelo's life the strength, often turning to bitterness, is not far to seek; a discordant note sounds throughout it which almost spoils the music. He 'treats the Pope as the King of France himself would not dare to treat him'; he goes along the streets of Rome 'like an executioner,' Raffaelle says of him.' (45)