Michelangelo
Sistine Chapel, David, St Peter's
Il Divino. Sculptor, painter, architect, poet — he dominated three arts simultaneously and in each pushed beyond what anyone before him had achieved. The Sistine ceiling is the most ambitious single work of painting; the David, the most famous sculpture; St Peter's dome, the crown of Renaissance architecture.
Key works
- David1504— 17 feet of concentrated willGalleria dell'Accademia, Florence
- Sistine Chapel ceiling1508–1512— Creation, fall, prophecySistine Chapel, Vatican
- Pietà1499— Completed at age 24St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican
- St Peter's Basilica dome1547–1564— Crown of Renaissance architectureVatican