1475-1564 Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Italian sculptor, painter, architect, & poet; best known for sculpture Pietá, colossal David, completion of architecture of Saint Peter's (Rome), paintings on ceiling of Sistine Chapel; frequently considered the creator of the Renaissance. "Non ha l'ottimo artista alcun concetto, Ch'un marmo solo in se non circonscriva." "The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself." Michelangelo       Click on the photos below to browse, or Search Alphabetically Using Frames  David Pieta Small Pieta Large Creation of Man Creation of Man Fragment Head of Slave Florentine Pieta Torso David Head of David Moses Bacchus Bacchus, Large Moses Large Moses Bust Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564) exerted enormous influence. He was universally acknowledged as a supreme artist in his own lifetime. Michelangelo resisted the paintbrush, vowing with his characteristic vehemence that his sole tool was the chisel. As a well-born Florentine, a member of the minor aristocracy, he was temperamentally resistant to coercion at any time. "La perfection est atteinte non quand il ne reste rien à ajouter, mais quand il ne reste rien à enlever." You know you've achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint Exupery "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." Michelangelo Bookmark this site now for your visual pleasure and future reference.