Studying in Rome, the painter Fragonard
Called up the ghost of Michelangelo
Who, unable to sculpt, had become
A cicerone for spirits visiting Rome.
When not telling misleading stories
To tourists, Michelangelo haunted
The studios of the French Academy
Jeering at the students painting there.
He agreed, in return for a one-third share
Of Fragonard's soul, to allow the painter
To use some figures from the Sistine Chapel
As servants. Back in France one of them
Sneaked into The Dream of Love
And slept right through the Revolution.
Though still asleep, he's kept up
With the times, has acquired an agent
And will, for a suitable fee, dream
About whatever you wish.
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