Michaelangelo

Michaelangelo is known as one of the greatest artists in the 16th century. He was born on March 6, 1475, in Florence, Italy. Two of his works during his lifetime that he is most famous for are the Rome Pieta and the famous David. Between 1475 and 1483 Michaelangelo was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere to paint the Sistene Chapel. The ceiling of the Sistene Chapel depicts everything from the Creation of Man to the Last Judgment.