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For him manual execution was a vital component of the creative process and, on occasion, seemed part of the process of design itself |
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Nevertheless, modern history of art has formed an image of the artist that is much nearer to historical truth than those presented by his first biographers |
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Precisely for this reason, the earlier history of art is filled with distorted material which is mostly mere speculation |
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Indeed, one of the most striking peculiarities of his work is the great number of pieces that were left unfinished |
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Thus the artist's character, his daily habits, and his working habits are known to us |