Michelangelo Buonarroti
(Caprese, March 6, 1475 - Rome, February 18, 1564) was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. Protagonist of the Italian Renaissance, already in life he was recognized as one of the greatest artists of all time.
On the whole he was an artist as brilliant as he was restless. His name is connected to a series of works that have consigned him to the history of art, some of which are known throughout the world and considered among the most important works of Western art: the David, the Pietà of the Vatican, the Dome of San Pietro or the cycle of frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are considered unsurpassed achievements of creative ingenuity .......
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