Michelangelo

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Michelangelo Buonarroti's career spanned almost seven decades, during which time he was instrumental in the development of an art style that represents the pinnacle of the Italian High Renaissance. His unrivaled genius, violent temper and singular determination to pursue his art meant that he often worked alone, undertaking great feats of physical and intellectual endurance. Michelangelo is the archetypal brooding artist, the romantic symbol of the creative spirit tortured by his own internal demons and antagonized by his influential patrons. As an architect he designed the dome of St. Peter's in the Vatican. As a sculptor he produced figures of unimaginable quality. As a painter he single-handedly undertook the decoration of the Sistine chapel's ceiling. Works featured in this program include David, Frescoes, Sistine Chapel, Bacchus, Pieta, Dying and Rebellious Slaves, and The Last Judgement.