text_original: Whereupon he made up his mind to show his worth in this undertaking, and he made his figures very large on account of the height, after the manner of the works in Michelagnolo's chapel. And so mightily did his wish to become excellent in such an art avail in him, that although he was fifty years of age, he improved little by little in such a manner, that he showed that his knowledge and comprehension of the beautiful were not less than his delight in imitating the good in the execution of his work.
text_transcription: WHEREUPON HE MADE UP HIS MIND TO SHOW HIS WORTH IN THIS UNDERTAKING AND HE MADE HIS FIGURES VERY LARGE ON ACCOUNT OF THE HEIGHT AFTER THE MANNER OF THE WORKS OF MICA LANOLO'S CHAPEL AND SO MIGHTILY DID HIS WISH TO BECOME EXCELLENT IN SUCH AN ART AVAIL IN HIM THAT ALTHOUGH HE WAS FIFTY YEARS OF AGE HE IMPROVED LITTLE BY LITTLE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT HE SHOWED THAT HIS KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION OF THE BEAUTIFUL WERE NOT LESS THAN HIS DELIGHT IN IMITATING THE GOOD IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS WORK
phonemes: wˈɛɹəpˌɑːn hiː mˌeɪd ˌʌp hɪz mˈaɪnd tə ʃˈoʊ hɪz wˈɜːθ ɪn ðɪs ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ, ænd hiː mˌeɪd hɪz fˈɪɡjɚz vˈɛɹi lˈɑːɹdʒ ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðə hˈaɪt, ˈæftɚ ðə mˈænɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɜːks ɪn mˌɪtʃɪlˈæɡnəlˌoʊz tʃˈæpəl. ænd sˌoʊ mˈaɪɾili dˈɪd hɪz wˈɪʃ tə bɪkˌʌm ˈɛksələnt ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˈɑːɹt ɐvˈeɪl ɪn hˌɪm, ðæt ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː wʌz fˈɪfti jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ, hiː ɪmpɹˈuːvd lˈɪɾəl baɪ lˈɪɾəl ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈænɚ, ðæt hiː ʃˈoʊd ðæt hɪz nˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnʃən ʌvðə bjˈuːɾifəl wɜː nˌɑːt lˈɛs ðɐn hɪz dᵻlˈaɪt ɪn ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə ɡˈʊd ɪnðɪ ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən ʌv hɪz wˈɜːk.