Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Michelangelo
Born: March 6, 1475
Died: February 18, 1564 (aged 88)
Bio: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art.
Known for:
- David (1504)
- Pietà (1499)
- Sistine Chapel ceiling (1512)
- The Last Judgement (1541)
- Moses (1515)
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