The short statement works in two ways, first it explains that Michelangelo's painting was given to the world because God intended it that way. Second, it describes the ways in which “Fate” played a role in the creation of both the work of art and the man who created it. Michelangelo was not only an artist but a person of great knowledge who, just like Jesus, came to Earth, with a divine purpose. What stands out in particular in this quote are words and expressions such as “grace” and “divinity of knowledge”. In relation to John 1:14, the word "grace", used, also speaks of Jesus' glory and ability to bring light through "grace and truth". In Vasari's case, he used the term to describe Michelangelo as a being sent to Earth "infused with grace and the divinity of knowledge." Vasari depicts Michelangelo in a Jesus-like light, as a man who was granted special types of knowledge and “grace”..”
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