Michelangelo was an Italian artist and sculptor who lived during the Renaissance time period of Europe.
Michelangelo was famous for building the Statue of David and paintings. David the celebrated statue of the Florentines depicted a man standing 17 feet tall and made of marble. Michelangelo is thought to be the second most known artist in history after Leonardo DA Vinci. Pope Julius II invited Michelangelo to Rome to design his tomb. On the tomb he depicted the all powerful figure of Moses. In the Sistine Chapel, he painted seven prophets from the Old Testament and five sibyls, who were female prophets in their antiquity. Michelangelo died at age 88 in Rome. He was buried at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence
Michelangelo was famous for building the Statue of David and paintings. David the celebrated statue of the Florentines depicted a man standing 17 feet tall and made of marble. Michelangelo is thought to be the second most known artist in history after Leonardo DA Vinci. Pope Julius II invited Michelangelo to Rome to design his tomb. On the tomb he depicted the all powerful figure of Moses. In the Sistine Chapel, he painted seven prophets from the Old Testament and five sibyls, who were female prophets in their antiquity. Michelangelo died at age 88 in Rome. He was buried at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence