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He painted the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's David (a fourteen foot statue). The Virgin Mary and he son Jesus, and many others.
Many sculptors create life-sized statues, including famous artists like Michelangelo, Auguste Rodin, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. These artists are known for their mastery in creating realistic and lifelike sculptures that capture the human form with great detail and skill.
Michelangelo's statue of David may be the best known but many artists have done statues of David such as Donatello and Bernini.
Paternal grandfather, Leonardo Buonarotti; paternal grandmother Alessandra di Branaccio Brunacci; maternal grandfather Neri di Miniato del Sera; maternal grandmother Maria Bonda Rucellai. The wealthy Rucellai family was related by marriage to the Medici family.
Many artists use marble as a medium for their art. Michelangelo used marble for many of his famous statues that include David, Pieta, and The Venus de Milo. The Discus Thrower is a marble statue made by Myron.
There were many great artists of the Renaissance period. The most popular were Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. Most people have to remember that there were way more artists during that time period. There were also Giotto, David, Albrect Durer, Botticelli, and Correggio.
A polymath is a person who is educated in many subjects. Italy has had many famous polymaths in it history. Persons on this list include, but certainly are not limited to, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, Salvator Rosa, Giacomo Casanova, and Catherine de' Medici.
David was just one of the many great works of art produced by Michelangelo. David was made by him in the year of 1504 and is one of his better known statues.
Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, after the failure of the Popes tomb project (Michelangelo had carved many statues for this tomb when the project was cancelled0. Upon the death of Pope Julius II Michelangelo returned to the service of the Medici popes, Leo X and Clement VII.
.Catholic AnswerAttached below is the Vatican's website for St. Peter's including the full history. Pope Nicholas V decided to rebuild the ancient Basilica originally build on St. Peter's tomb by the emperor Constantine. From the time that Pope Nicholas started rebuilding, it took 150 years (until 1612) to finish the Basilica, it was the work of many people and many Popes.
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There are 50 statues in the colloseum