ᴍɪᴄʜᴇʟᴀɴɢᴇʟᴏ, ɪɴ ғᴜʟʟ ᴍɪᴄʜᴇʟᴀɴɢᴇʟᴏ ᴅɪ ʟᴏᴅᴏᴠɪᴄᴏ ʙᴜᴏɴᴀʀʀᴏᴛɪ sɪᴍᴏɴɪ, (ʙᴏʀɴ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ 6, 1475, ᴄᴀᴘʀᴇsᴇ, ʀᴇᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴏғ ғʟᴏʀᴇɴᴄᴇ [ɪᴛᴀʟʏ]—ᴅɪᴇᴅ ғᴇʙʀᴜᴀʀʏ 18, 1564, ʀᴏᴍᴇ, ᴘᴀᴘᴀʟ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs), ɪᴛᴀʟɪᴀɴ ʀᴇɴᴀɪssᴀɴᴄᴇ sᴄᴜʟᴘᴛᴏʀ, ᴘᴀɪɴᴛᴇʀ, ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ᴇxᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟᴇᴅ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴀʀᴛ.ᴍɪᴄʜᴇʟᴀɴɢᴇʟᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛs ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴋs ɪɴ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛɪɴɢ, sᴄᴜʟᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ʀᴀɴᴋ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ғᴀᴍᴏᴜs ɪɴ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴇsᴄᴏᴇs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɪʟɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sɪsᴛɪɴᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴇʟ (ᴠᴀᴛɪᴄᴀɴ; sᴇᴇ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ) ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴀs ᴀ sᴄᴜʟᴘᴛᴏʀ. ʜɪs ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛs, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴜɴᴜsᴜᴀʟ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀs ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ, ᴏʀ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ. ᴍɪᴄʜᴇʟᴀɴɢᴇʟᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴀʀʙʟᴇ sᴄᴜʟᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅs. ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sɪsᴛɪɴᴇ ᴄᴇɪʟɪɴɢ ɪs ᴘᴀʀᴛʟʏ ᴀ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 20ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛʟʏ, ᴛᴏᴏ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ’s ᴡᴏʀᴋs ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴜɴғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ.
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