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Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. He was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy, the second of five sons.

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Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. He was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy, the second of five sons.

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Michelangelo received  commission to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling as a consolation prize of sorts when Pope Julius II temporarily scaled back plans for a massive sculpted memorial to himself that Michelangelo was to complete.

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Michelangelo received  commission to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling as a consolation prize of sorts when Pope Julius II temporarily scaled back plans for a massive sculpted memorial to himself that Michelangelo was to complete.

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The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is one of the best known of his works today.

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The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is one of the best known of his works today.

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Michelangelo received commissions from some of the most wealthy and powerful men of his day, including popes and others affiliated with the Catholic Church.

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Michelangelo received commissions from some of the most wealthy and powerful men of his day, including popes and others affiliated with the Catholic Church.

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Between 1501 and 1504, Michelangelo took over a commission for a statue of "David," which two prior sculptors had previously attempted and abandoned. He finished it andit turned into a dominating figure.

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Between 1501 and 1504, Michelangelo took over a commission for a statue of "David," which two prior sculptors had previously attempted and abandoned. He finished it andit turned into a dominating figure.

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From the 1530s on, Michelangelo wrote poems; about 300 survive.

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From the 1530s on, Michelangelo wrote poems; about 300 survive.

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Unlike many artists, Michelangelo achieved fame and wealth during his lifetime. He also had the peculiar distinction of living to see the publication of two biographies about his life.

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Unlike many artists, Michelangelo achieved fame and wealth during his lifetime. He also had the peculiar distinction of living to see the publication of two biographies about his life.

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The cardinal wanted to create a substantial statue depicting a draped Virgin Mary with her dead son resting in her arms, a Pietà,to grace his own future tomb.

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The cardinal wanted to create a substantial statue depicting a draped Virgin Mary with her dead son resting in her arms, a Pietà,to grace his own future tomb.

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In about 1513 to 1515 he carved the Moses, which may be regarded as the realization in sculpture of the approach to great figures used for the prophets on the Sistine ceiling. 

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In about 1513 to 1515 he carved the Moses, which may be regarded as the realization in sculpture of the approach to great figures used for the prophets on the Sistine ceiling. 

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Michelangelo continued to sculpt and paint until his death, although he increasingly worked on architectural projects as he aged. His work from 1520 to 1527 on the interior of the Medici Chapel in Florence included wall designs, windows and cornices that were unusual in their design as well as proportions and introduced startling variations on classical forms.

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Michelangelo continued to sculpt and paint until his death, although he increasingly worked on architectural projects as he aged. His work from 1520 to 1527 on the interior of the Medici Chapel in Florence included wall designs, windows and cornices that were unusual in their design as well as proportions and introduced startling variations on classical forms.