1. Michelangelo
Michelangelo embodied many characteristic qualities of the Renaissance. ... The largest fresco of the Renaissance, it depicts Judgment Day. ... The great Renaissance poet Ludovico Ariosto wrote succinctly of this famous artist: "Michael more than mortal, divine angel."" ... In conclusion, Michelangelo (1475-1564), was arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and, with Leonardo da Vinci, the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. ... While Christ stands in the center of the in Florence, Italy, but was later moved to the Galleria fresco meting out justice, the...
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