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Michelangelo by Elizabeth Wilt

March 6, 1475-February 18, 1564

Lived in Florence, Italy

1) sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer 2) most notable paintings is his Pieta, David sculptures and Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings 3) used techniques of oils and buon fresco to paint 4) full name is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni or Michelangelo 5) considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime

Michelangelo lived from 1475-1564 in the Renaissance Period. Michelangelo was a sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer. He is mainly recognized by his sculpture of David, his Pieta, and his painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. His Pieta was 69-inch-tall (5.75 feet tall) and his David was a total of 17 feet fall. In the Sistine Chapel there is 40 life-sized statues. His work was realistic and showed motion.