Michaelangelo Buonarroti was born near Florence, Italy in 1495. He died at the age of 89 years old in 1564. He was a famous artist and sculptor of the Renaissance period. His paintings were realistic and he used dark color. He painted life like paintings of people, fresco painting, and statues. His first love was sculpture. He learned "fresco painting" in wet plaster from Master Ghirlandaio. Famous Works: His most famous painting was the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He painted many scenes from the Bible. It took him four years to complete his painting. His most famous sculpture was David. The statue shows David ready to fight the giant Goliath. This statue is made out of marble and it is 16 feet 10 inches tall.
DAVID
I've never understood the anglicization of Michelangelo's name: Michaelangelo. And worse, its done halfway. Michele is changed to Michael, but angelo is not changed to angel. Might as well be consistent and say, Leonard da Vinci. It just strikes me as wrong and disrespectful. (not aiming this at you by the way)