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Bunglers and pedants judge art according to genre they approve of this and dismiss that genre, but instead of genres, the open-minded connoisseur appreciates only individual works.
Franz Grillparzer
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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
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