The following passage is a conversation between the successful artist Ghirlandaio and a
young boy named Michelangelo who wants to be his apprentice. Select the best evidence (line) to
support the statement that Michelangelo is very confident in his abilities.
"How old are you?"
"Thirteen."...
Granacci, wanting to help his friend but unable to reveal that he had been
borrowing Ghirlandaio's prints for Michelangelo to copy, said:
"He has a good hand. He made drawings on the walls of his father's house in
Settignano. There is one, a satyr..."
"Ah, a muralist," quipped Ghirlandaio. "Competition for my declining years."
Michelangelo was so intense that he took Ghirlandaio seriously.
"I've never tried color. It's not my trade."
Ghirlandaio started to answer, then checked himself....
“
Very well, suppose you sketch for me. What will it be?”