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| Michelangelo [1475-1564] |
Michelangelo [1475–1564], was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet,
and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence
on the development of Western art.
Considered as the
greatest living artist in his lifetime, he has since been held as one of the greatest artists of all time. 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 fellow Italian Leonardo da
Vinci.
A number of his works in
painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. His 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 Pietà and David, were sculpted before he turned
thirty. Michelangelo also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the
scenes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
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| Pieta [1499] |
David [1504]
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| Creation of Adam [1512] |
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| The Last Judgement [1541 ] |
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