michelangelo

he was chifly interested in marble sculptures af human body. he produced in his statues a race of people more massive than paople in real life and more expressive of strong feelings. michelangelo also applied his skills to large-scale projects of painting and architecture, equally marked by grandeur and feeling. his great figures have never been surpassed. they were created with a technical perfection, unknown in his time. he made a lifelong study of the human figures. he was also an amateur poet. his name is linked to great masterpieces such as, for example, "the pietà", the "sistine chapel" and "the last judgment".