Pieta (1499)
Ignudo (Sistine Chapel) 
Sistine Chapel (Ceiling) (1508- 1512) 
The Libyan Sybil (Sistine Chapel)
Statue of David (1504)
The Last Judgment
Chalk Portrait of Michelangelo by Daniele da Volterra
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (March 6, 1475- February 18, 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man along with his rival and fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci.
Michelangelo's output in every field during his long life was prodigious, when the sheer volume of correspondence, sketches and reminiscences that survive is also taken into account, he is the best documented artist of the 16th century. Two of his best known works, the Pieta and the David, were sculpted before he turned thirty. Michelangelo was a profound perfectionist. If he found the tiniest flaw in one of his works, he considered it ruined.
Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprece near Arezzo, Tuscany. Michelangelo, who was often arrogant with others and constantly dissatisfied with himself, saw art as originating from inner inspiration and from culture. For Michelangelo, the job of the sculptor was to free the forms that were already inside the stone. He died on February 18, 1564 in Rome at the age of 88.
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Tags: Timeless Masterpieces, Great Masters, Michelangelo, Pieta, Statue of David, Sistine Chapel, Art, Paintings
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