Michelangelo

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) stands among the giants of the Italian Renaissance. Renowned for his mastery across multiple disciplines, he excelled in sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry. His oeuvre includes iconic sculptures such as *David* and the *Pietà*, as well as the design of the dome for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Working under powerful patrons like the Medici family and various popes, Michelangelo shaped the course of Western art. His paintings on the Sistine Chapel ceiling and, later, *The Last Judgment*, redefined fresco technique and established him as a figure of almost superhuman creative power. Source: adapted from the artwork essays in this collection.