s0248l-MICHELANGELO DI LODOVICO BUONARROTI SIMONI born 3/6/1475 near Arezzo in Caprese, Tuscany in Italy, painter, sculptor, during the Italian Renaissance, passed 2/18/1564, often call 'Il Divino', very spiritual man, was a sculptor, painter, architect, engineer, and great lyric poet of the 16th century, he was a strong contender for the title of archetypal 'Renaissance Man' during the High Renaissance along with fellow Florentine Leonardo da Vinci,
Image above is chalk portrait of Michelangelo by Daniele da Volterra
Statue is Pieta 1499
Statue of David 1504
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Last image above is Michelangelo's Moses (center) with Rachel and Leah on his sides.
Rome, Basilique San Pietro in Vincoli, Moise de Michel Ange
The marble sculpture of 'David' in the Accedemia in Florence Italy was completed between (1501-04) and was a model of heroic courage and is one of the most renowned works of the Renaissance, 2 early sculptures were 'Battle of the Centaurs' and 'Madonna of the Stairs' between (1489-92) by time he was 16, sculpture 'Bacchus' in the Bargello in Florence Italy (1496-98), sculpture 'Pieta' (1499) was of Mary holding dead body of Christ in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome Italy when he was 24 years old, sculpture of 'Moses' at the San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome Italy (1515); Paintings: ceiling of 'Sistine Chapel' between (1508-12) with over 300 biblical figures showing creation of man, has depiction of God creating man in the center in Rome Italy, 'The Last Judgement' on altar wall of Sistine Chapel in Rome Italy between (1534-41), was appointed architect of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome Italy (1546) and did design and complete the dome, 'The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist or Doni Tondo' with the infant St. John the Baptist in the Uffizi in Florence Italy, 'Woman or Delphes Sylphide' part of Sistine Chapel ceiling in Vatican City in Rome Italy, 'The Flood' part of the Sistine ceiling, in 1505 he was commissioned by Pope Julius II to build the Pope's tomb in the Church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome Italy which he worked on for 40 years while working on many other projects including the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo chalk portrait by Daniele da Volterra,