Michelangelo Buonarroti is arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. As a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and on subsequent Western art in general. Michelangelo was born March 6, 1475, in the small village of Caprese near Arezzo. He lived during the Italian High Renaissance. Although he was born in Caprese, he lived in …showed first 75 words of 734 total…

…showed last 75 words of 734 total…in general. He is possibly the greatest artist ever to live. Along with David he has created many other masterpieces worthy of his name. Among them are: the Pietà, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the tomb of Julius II, Last Judgment, and St. Peter’s Basilica. He is, without a doubt, one of the greatest influences in the history of art. He now rests in peace in a fine monument in the church of Santa Croce.