Michelangelo's pietà facts

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born in Italy in 1475 and is widely recognized as one of the three most influential people in the Italian Renaissance period. He is best known for his sculptures and paintings.

He is better known by his given name, Michelangelo, and many art historians and critics consider him to be the ideal Renaissance man because of his outstanding paintings, architectural achievements, sculptures, and literary works.

During his youth and early childhood, Michelangelo had the opportunity to learn from some of the most illustrious geniuses of the early Renaissance era.

He conducted extensive study into the human form, including dissecting human cadavers to get a better grasp of anatomy, which many historians think was one of the reasons he was able to make sculptures that were extremely realistic in their depiction of the human form.

Michelangelo’s Pieta and David, along with a few other sculptures, are widely recognized as some of the most