Achievements and Masterpieces
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known as simply Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence. His work had a profound influence on the development of Western art.
Some of his renowned works include the statue of David, the breathtaking paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the architectural feat of designing the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
For Michelangelo, his art was the embodiment of human strength, beauty, and spirituality. His influence is monumental and quintessential in the realm of art history.