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Michelangelo
[ mahy-kuhl-an-juh-loh, mik-uhl-; Italian mee-kel-ahn-je-law ]
noun
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
Michelangelo
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noun
- Michelangelo14751564MItalianFlorentineARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptorARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARCHITECTURE: architectWRITING: poet full name Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475–1564, Florentine sculptor, painter, architect, and poet; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance. Among his creations are the sculptures of David (1504) and of Moses which was commissioned for the tomb of Julius II, for whom he also painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–12). The Last Judgment (1533–41), also in the Sistine, includes a torturous vision of Hell and a disguised self-portrait. His other works include the design of the Laurentian Library (1523–29) and of the dome of St Peter's, Rome
Michelangelo
- An Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Among many achievements in a life of nearly ninety years, Michelangelo sculpted the Davidand several versions of the ±Ê¾±±ð³Ùà , painted the ceiling and rear wall of the Sistine Chapel , and served as one of the architects of Saint Peter's Basilica , designing its famous dome. He is considered one of the greatest artists of all time.
Example Sentences
Medieval Tamil metalwork, produced for Chola-period temples, is perhaps the finest ever made by human hand, the artists rivalling Michelangelo or Donatello for their appreciation of the human figure.
Angry, Michelangelo fled Rome without finishing the pontiff’s future tomb, causing the piqued and panicked pope to send men to drag him back.
The cast of Renaissance characters is also large and somewhat ungainly, populated with outsize historical players that include Michelangelo, Savonarola, Raphael, Niccolò Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia, various popes, assorted Medicis and many more.
She modeled and got a small part in “Blow Up,†the 1966 film classic about the British modeling scene, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
Handyman and artist Michael Michelangelo was among them.
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