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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

Did You Know?

  • 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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