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Michelangelo Buonarroti

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1475–1564 Also known as Michelangelo

Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter and architect famed for powerful human figures and grand architectural visions;…

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  1. 1508–1512Sistine Chapel · Vatican CityCommissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling, including nine scenes from Genesis and the twelve apostles; completed in 1512, it became one of the grandest fresco cycles in Western art history.
  2. 1513–1520Florence · TuscanyCreated tomb statues for Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici, including allegorical figures of Day, Night, Dusk and Dawn, progressing steadily from 1511 to 1520.
  3. 1514–1564Rome · LazioAppointed chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica in 1514, he proposed enlarging the drum and dome, laying the foundation for the church's final form; thereafter he traveled long between Florence and Rome.

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