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Michelangelo Buonarroti
1475–1564
A giant of the Italian Renaissance, this artist reshaped sculpture, painting, architecture, and even poetry with an intensity that still feels fresh centuries later. Best known for the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the Pietà, and David, he turned ambition and restless energy into some of the most famous works in Western art.
4 Audiobooks
The Sonnets of Michael Angelo Buonarroti and Tommaso Campanella; Now for the First Time Translated into Rhymed English
by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Tommaso Campanella
Sonnets and madrigals of Michelangelo Buonarroti
by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Michelangelo Gedichte und Briefe In Auswahl herausgegeben von R. A. Guardini
by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Le lettere di Michelangelo Buonarroti
by Michelangelo Buonarroti
About the author
Born in Caprese near Florence in 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti trained as a young artist in Florence and quickly earned a reputation for unusual skill in sculpture. Even in his early years, works like the Pietà and David showed the mix of physical power, emotion, and technical control that would define his career.
Although he thought of himself first as a sculptor, he became one of the great all-around artists of the High Renaissance. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and later The Last Judgment, designed buildings and tombs, and played a major role in the design of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. He also wrote poetry, leaving behind a body of verse that gives a more personal glimpse of his inner life.
Michelangelo died in 1564, but his influence never really faded. Later artists treated him as a model of creative genius, and his work still stands out for its scale, drama, and deeply human feeling.