Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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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