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This Day in History: Michelangelo Is Born

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This Day in History: Michelangelo Is Born

This Day in History: Michelangelo Is Born

This Day in History:, Michelangelo Is Born.

March 6, 1475.

Considered the most talented of the Italian Renaissance artists, Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in Caprese, Italy.

He was the second of five sons born into a family of modest means.

During his teens, he would study fresco, classical sculpture and anatomy in Florence.

He would go on to create some of the most famous works of art in history.

Including the sculpture of David.

And the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, which consists of over 300 figures.

The artist enjoyed significant wealth and fame during his life, and his legacy has endured for centuries


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