Michelangelo

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Michelangelo's The Last Judgment, explained

Michelangelo: detail of a Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco

Michelangelo: Pietà

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Michelangelo: David

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Michelangelo: Delphic Sibyl

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Also Known As	Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Born	March 6, 1475 • Italy
Died	February 18, 1564 (aged 88) • Rome • Italy
Notable Works	“Bacchus” • “Crucifixion of St. Peter” • “David” • “Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John” • “Moses” • “Pietà” • “The Last Judgment”
Movement / Style	Early Renaissance • Mannerism • Renaissance
Subjects Of Study	tondo

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Michelangelo was commissioned by nine different Popes, including for a project gilding decorative knobs for two of the Popes beds.
Several of Michelangelos poems were set to music by contemporaneous composers.
The poor quality of the marble used to make David may cause it to break down more quickly than other statues.

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Michelangelo: detail of a Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco

Michelangelo: Pietà

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