Who is Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo di lodoˈviːko ˌbwɔnarˈrɔːti siˈmoːni]; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known simply as Michelangelo (English: ), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work had a major influence on the development of Western art, particularly in relation to the Renaissance notions of humanism and naturalism. He is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival and elder contemporary, Leonardo da Vinci. Given the sheer volume of surviving correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences, Michelangelo is one of the best-documented artists of the 16th century and several scholars have described Michelange...
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Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Poems

• The Sonnets Of Tommaso Campanella - The Sage On Earth
  Sciolto e legato.
  
  
  Bound and yet free, companioned and alone, ...
• The Sonnets Of Tommaso Campanella - Love Of Self And God
  Questo amor singolar.
  
  
  This love of self sinks man in sinful sloth: ...
• The Sonnets Of Tommaso Campanella - A Sonnet On Caucasus
  Temo che per morir.
  
  
  I fear that by my death the human race ...
• The Heavenly Birth Of Love And Beauty
  La vita del mie amor.
  
  
  This heart of flesh feeds not with life my love: ...
• The Sonnets Of Tommaso Campanella - To Telesius Of Cosenza
  Telesio, il telo.
  
  
  Telesius, the arrow from thy bow ...

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Comments about Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

• Orgetorix: check out this book: "delphi complete works of michelangelo (illustrated) (masters of art book 10)" by michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni
• Rjarlenart: once there was a massive 17 foot, block of marble that was such a huge pain in the ass to carve no artist would touch it for 40 years… until this crazy, 26 year old italian kid named michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni said “stand that shit upright and give me 3 years.”
• Sammycscs: karen from florida got a school principal to resign. all becomes some italian named michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni created a sculpture of a man named david.
• Maro_okegbero: michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni would have argued vehemently against that quote if ever it was presented before him .
• Scientist47: "the greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." - michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni

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