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.
Jie tikėjo, kad Genijus yra savotiška stebuklinga dieviška esybė, kuri, kaip buvo tikima, gyvena tiesiog menininko studijos sienose lyg koks Dobby - naminis elfas kuris išlenda ir nemačiom pagelbėja menininkui, ir suteikia rezultatui galutinę formą.