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Michelangelo was a medieval Italian artist and architect. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. He was born in the Republic of Florence but was mostly active in Rome from his 30s onwards. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Creativity — The spark of original thought, invention, and artistic vision

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