Michelangelo
is one of the leading Italian sculptors, painters, architects and poets of the Renaissance. He was born on March 8, 1475, in Arezzo, Caprisi, Italy. He is called the Renaissance man because of the variety and breadth of his work. During and after his lifetime, he was regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time.
His most famous works are Pieta and David. He created two famous sculptures before the age of thirty. Behind these two works, his paintings have almost fallen into disrepair. But his two paintings on the history of Western art are very influential. In the fresco style, he painted a variety of paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and on the walls a famous painting called 'The Last Judgment'. He has a remarkable reputation as an architect. Including the Lorenthian Library, designed in the Mannerist style. He is called the forerunner of the Mannerist sect. His other important works include Madonna and Child, various types of male portraits, figure compositions and paintings and sculptures on death.
At age 64, Michelangelo starred in the design of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. After his death, the work of the church was completed with some changes. He was the first Western artist to publish a biography in his lifetime. Giorgio Vasari wrote two biographies published during his lifetime. Among the artists of the sixteenth century, his various works, draft paintings, etc. have been preserved to the greatest extent. During his lifetime he was called 'The Divine One'.
Michelangelo died on 18 February 1564.