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Michelangelo | |
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Chalk portrait of Michelangelo by Daniele da Volterra | |
Birth name | Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni |
Born | (1475-03-06)6 March 1475 near Arezzo, in Caprese, Tuscany |
Died | 18 February 1564(1564-02-18) (aged 88) Rome |
Nationality | Italian |
Field | sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry |
Training | Apprentice to Ghirlandaio |
Movement | High Renaissance |
Works | David, The Creation of Adam, Pieta |
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Along with Leonardo da Vinci, he is often called a "Renaissance man" which means that he had great talent in many areas.