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Reference to the context of the poem Andrea del Sarto by Robert browning.

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In the poem "Andrea del Sarto" by Robert browning, we can see references to great artists like Michelangelo and Rafael. This is because the speaker of the poem, Andrea del Sarto himself, is an artist and considers that he has higher quality techniques and skills than Michelangelo and Rafael, but does not have the delicacy, the soul, the ability to convey their feelings and sensitivity. This makes him a good artist, but he has bad works, which do not touch people. The speaker states that these artists were not married, did not have a wife to limit them, but he did and that was what prevented him from being as transcendent as the great artists.

Although it makes him sad, he says he does not regret the time he spent with his wife.

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