Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoniwas an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Considered to be the greatest living artist during his lifetime, he has since also been described as one of the greatest artists of all time. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth6 March 1475
CityCaprese, Italy
CountryItaly
Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory. That in art is highest which aims at this.
The hand that follows intellect can achieve.
He who follows another will never overtake him
My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness.
If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.
If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.
Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions and strengths meet. Discovering that place is the first step toward sculpting your masterpiece, Your Life.
The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle.
If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem wonderful at all.
I saw the angel in the marble and I carved until I set him free.
What do you despise? By this you are truly known.
I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
One paints with one's head, not one's hand.