Re: Useless musings before falling asleep

I don't doubt it .

At the National Gallery in London there are DaVinci "cartoons" (charcoal
sketches) of works hanging by the finished piece. I think studies and
prototypes are very different from self-reproductions.

However, it does illustrate that true master does not simply create off the
finger tips through divine inspiration. Even for them, it is, in part, an
engineering (iterative, trial, error, exhume, dissect) exercise.

-Steve

"Joe Fleming" <jf121168@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Owen,
>
> A bunch of years ago, I was most fortunate to go on a tour through
> Italy. I went to Florence and saw the David. If my memory serves me,
> Michaelangelo made more than one of some of his sculptures until he got
> it the way he wanted it. I know in the David museum, there was at
> least one Pieta that was not the one in St. Peter's. I think the tour
> guide said there was more than one David too.
>
> By the way, I do agree with your post. An original idea is singular.
> Multiple "same" expressions, fade into reproduction. I guess the real
> question is, how much of the simialr piece has to be original for the
> piece to be considered another original piece?
>
> Arch,
>
> My brother is a priest. I still call him "Dave". He may be a priest,
> but he's not my priest. He is my LITTLE brother - the one I used to
> pound on when I was a kid.
>
> Joe Fleming - San Diego
>


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