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
Souls will never ascend to Heaven until the sight of beauty lifts them there.
An artist must have his measuring tools not in the hand, but in the eye.
Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.
Let whoever may have attained to so much as to have the power of drawing know that he holds a great treasure.
Lord, make me see thy glory in every place.
Gazing on beautiful things acts on my soul.
To know each other is the best way to understand each other. To understand each other is the only way to love each other.
The mind, the soul, becomes ennobled by the endeavour to create something perfect, for God is perfection, and whoever strives after perfection is striving for something devine.
He who does not master the nude cannot understand the principles of architecture.
Your greatness is measured by your horizons.
Good painting is nothing else but a copy of the perfections of God and a reminder of His painting. Finally, good painting is a music and a melody which intellect only can appreciate, and with great difficulty.
So take care of your life and take notice and be observant, for the number of widows is always far greater than the number of widowers.
I serve for the love of God and in Him have all my hope.
I created a vision of David in my mind and simply carved away everything that was not David.