The second of five brothers, Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475, at Caprese, in Tuscany, to Ludovico di Leonardo di Buonarotto Simoni and Francesca Neri. The same day, his father noted down: "Today March 6, 1475, a child of the male sex has been born to me and I have named him Michelangelo. He was born on Monday between 4 and 5 in the morning, at Caprese, where I am the Podest�." Although born in the small village of Caprese, Michelangelo always considered himself a "son of Florence", as did his father, "a Citizen of Florence."
Michelangelo (1475-1564) was one if the most famous artist in history and a great leader of the Italian Renaissance. Michelangelo was mainly interested in creating large marble statues, but his consistent creative energy also led his to become a great painter and architect, and an active poet. In addition, he was one of the most famous people of his time.
Michelangelo is best known for his treatment of the human body in painting and sculpture. His figures convey a sense of grandeur and power, and arouse strong emotions in many spectators. Both in physical size and strength and in emotional intensity, these figure seen to go beyond real people. The figures have an emotional yet unsentimental quality and their physical strength gives more than the effect of mere bulk. Physical and spiritual strengths build on each other, producing a powerful product that seems to widen human experience. Michelangelo's work pressed toward the extremes of heroism and tragedy, but never seems false or artificial.
