This Day in History: The great Renaissance sculptor and painter Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) died on this day in 1564.
Also, Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Cerquozzi was born on this day in 1602.
The first Michelangelo was known for frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–12) in the Vatican, and his sculptures of David, now in the Accademia in Florence, and the Pietà, now in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
Michelangelo Cerquozzi was known for his genre scenes, battle pictures, small religious and mythological works and still lifes.
Other artists named Michelangelo are Michelangelo Anselmi (1492–1554); Michelangelo Carducci (1560s); Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610) and Michaelangelo Meucci (1840–1890).
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