Michelangelo Buonarotti was one of the greatest artist to ever exist. He was born in 1475 in Florence and died in 1564. Not only was he a renowned for his sculpture work he was also known for his exstrodinary painting ability he possessed. Below i will discuss three of his most famous pieces of work and let you into the mind of a great artist who has surly left his legacy behind.

One of his greatest sculptures was during the renaissance a statue of “David”. The detail in this work was truly remarkable, the emphasis on the human form and the attention to detail produced one of the largest and powerful statues during the renaissance period. In 1501 , the city of Florence commissioned Michelangelo to produce a statue to be strategically placed above one of Florence cathedral fortresses. At the age of 26 Michelangelo produced one of his finest works, entitled “David” The city of Florence saw this sculpture as a patriotic symbol and it was placed in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. Michelangelo was a patriotic man at heart it is said that the size of David represents the victorious struggle in which the city became an independent state. This sculpture wa

Here is another powerful image from the last judgment here it can be seen clearly that a women has her hands strongly clamped together this suggest that she is praying but what seems to be clear is that it is to late for her she is forever condemned.

Some topics in this essay:
St Bartholomew, Vecchio Michelangelo, Judgment Michelangelo, MICHELANGELO’S PIETA, SCULPTURE DAVID, Michelangelo Buonarotti, Jesus Mary, St Peter, St Lawrence, michelangelo depicts, painting judgment, judgment michelangelo, heaven michelangelo depicts, sistine chapel, michelangelo portrayed, city florence, powerful image, * powerful, renaissance period, powerful image judgment, * powerful image, flayed body,