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Michelangelo

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Profession
Painter
Died
Feb 18, 1564
Zodiac
Pisces
Born in
Italy
About
Italian High Renaissance artist who famously painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. His many skills included sculpting, architecture, poetry, and engineering. He also pioneered the Mannerist style at the Laurentein Library.
Family
He was the son of Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena and Leonardo di Buonarotto Simoni. His poetry was homoerotic in nature and was written to such possible lovers as Tommaso dei Cavalieri, Cecchino dei Bracci, Febo di Poggio, and Gherardo Perini.

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