Michelangelo's Triumph

Nietzsche says that the artist transfigures things until they reflect his power, until they are stamped with his perfection. Michelangelo expresses upon the stone his will until it reflects back to him the strength and angelic nature inside of him. This is ultimately a pagan form of thinking, this is why he's so harsh on Christianity or whatever you stand on. You should be able to sit down and seriously chew on this because Nietzsche's no fool"