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'''Michelangelo''' (1475-1564) was one of the greatest painters and sculpters of the Renaissance and a devout Catholic. His full name was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. | '''Michelangelo''' (1475-1564) was one of the greatest painters and sculpters of the Renaissance and a devout Catholic. His full name was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. | ||
| − | He sculpted the ''Pieta'' (See bottom) and, his most famous work, a statue of [[David]] holding a sling. He also painted the | + | He sculpted the ''Pieta'' (See bottom) and, his most famous work, a statue of [[David]] holding a sling. He also painted at the Sistine Chapel "The Last Judgement" and the "The Creation" (The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1509-1512), and many other works of art. |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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| − | [[Image:Sistine.jpg|The Sistine Chapel]] | + | [[Image:Sistine.jpg|The Last Judgement, The Sistine Chapel]] |
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Revision as of 01:29, May 23, 2007
Michelangelo (1475-1564) was one of the greatest painters and sculpters of the Renaissance and a devout Catholic. His full name was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni.
He sculpted the Pieta (See bottom) and, his most famous work, a statue of David holding a sling. He also painted at the Sistine Chapel "The Last Judgement" and the "The Creation" (The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1509-1512), and many other works of art.
See also
