#79 apparition

#79 apparition- an appearance, especially of a ghostlike figure, phantom, spectre

- from Latin apparitio, apparere- to appear

In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition...~ Michelangelo

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