Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo , was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time. A number of his works in painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. His output in every field during his long life was prodigious; when the sheer volume of correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences that survive is also taken into account, he is the best-documented artist of the 16th century. Two of his best-known works, the Pietà and David, were sculpted before he turned thirty. Despite his low opinion of painting, Michelangelo also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. As an architect, Michelangelo pioneered the Mannerist style at the Laurentian Library. At 74 he succeeded Antonio da Sangallo the Younger as the architect of St. Peter's Basilica. Michelangelo transformed the plan, the western end being finished to Michelangelo's design, the dome being completed after his death with some modification.

Michelangelo Buonarroti [], oft nur Michelangelo (vollständiger Name: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni; * 6. März 1475 in Caprese, Toskana; † 18. Februar 1564 in Rom), war ein italienischer Maler, Bildhauer, Architekt und Dichter. Er ist einer der bedeutendsten Repräsentanten in der Kunst der italienischen Hochrenaissance.

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni dit Michelangelo et en français Michel-Ange (né le au château de Caprese à Caprese, au nord d'Arezzo en Toscane - à Rome) est un peintre, un sculpteur, un poète et un architecte italien de la Renaissance.

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Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michał Anioł, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (ur. 6 marca 1475 r. w Caprese prowincji Toskanii (Arezzo) we Włoszech – zm. 18 lutego 1564 r. w Rzymie) – malarz, rzeźbiarz, poeta i architekt epoki odrodzenia, jeden z najgenialniejszych artystów plastyków świata.