They believed that a genius was this, sort of magical divine entity, who was believed to literally live in the walls of an artist's studio, kind of like Dobby the house elf, and who would come out and sort of invisibly assist the artist with their work and would shape the outcome of that work.
Nad uskusid, et geenius on maagiline jumalik olend, kes elab kunstniku ateljee seintes, veidi nagu majahaldjas Dobby, ja kes tuleb nähtamatuna välja ning abistab kunstnikku tema töös, aidates selle töö tulemust vormida.