Michelangelo

Michelangelo (full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet.

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March 6 - 1475 - February 18 - 1564 - Renaissance - Sculptor - Architect - Painter - Poet

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Michelangelo is famous for creating the fresco ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, as well as the Last Judgment over the altar, and "The Martyrdom of St. Peter" and "The Conversion of St. Paul" in the Vatican's Cappella Paolina; among his many sculptures are those of David and the Pieta, as well as the Virgin, Bacchus, Moses, Rachel, Leah, and members of the Medici family; he also designed the dome of St. Peter's Basilica.

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Fresco - Sistine Chapel - Last Judgment - The Martyrdom of St. Peter - The Conversion of St. Paul - Vatican's - Cappella Paolina - David - Pieta - Bacchus - Moses - Medici - St. Peter's Basilica

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