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That Sculpture Is More Admirable Than Painting For The Reason That It Contains Relief And Painting Does Not Is Completely False. ... Rather, How Much More Admirable The Painting Must Be Considered, If Having No Relief At All, It Appears To Have As Much As Sculpture!

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That Sculpture Is More Admirable Than Painting

Galileo Galilei

That Sculpture Is More Admirable Than Painting For The Reason That It Contains Relief And Painting Does Not Is Completely False. ... Rather, How Much More Admirable The Painting Must Be Considered, If Having No Relief At All, It Appears To Have As Much As Sculpture!

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