The Sistine Chapel

in faruz •  7 years ago 

The renowned Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter,and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Wikipedia
Born: 6 March 1475, Caprese Michelangelo, Italy
Died: 18 February 1564,

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Quotes

  • I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim i* s too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

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Other Artwork

Doni Tondo
Painting by Francesco Francia and Michelangelo
The Doni Tondo or Doni Madonna, sometimes called The Holy Family, is the only finished panel painting by the mature Michelangelo to survive.
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