Michelangelo (March 6, 1475-February 18, 1564) was one of the greatest artists in history. The son of Lodovico de Leonardo de Buonarroti Simoni, he lived during the Italian Renaissance and was known for his portrayal of living strength and energy in his paintings, sculptures and architectural designs. In 1508, he began painting the Sistine Chapel and finished with the completion of the Last Judgment, October 31, 1541. His sculptures include: David (1501-04), Moses (1513-16), Bound Captives (1513-16) and The Pieta’ (1498-99), a touching depiction of Christ in His mother’s arms after He was taken down from the cross.
In his Sonnet, Michelangelo wrote:
<If it be true that any beautiful thing raises the pure and just desire of man from earth to God, the eternal fount of all, such I believe my love.> 1475MA001
Michelangelo wrote:
1475MA002 Michelangelo prayed:
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1475MA003. Michelangelo Buonarroti, Perry Tanksley, To Love is to Give (Jackson, Mississippi: Allgood Books, Box 1329; Parthenon Press, 201 8th Ave., South, Nashville, Tennessee, 1972), p. 19.
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