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Michaelangelo was born on March 6,1475, in Caprese, Italy. He became an apprentice painter before studying sculpture. Michaelangelo created this famous statue The Pieta at the age of 23 in 1498.
David is a famous statue that Michaelangelo created for the city of Florence, Italy.
Although he worked as a painter Michaelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. He worked for four years from 1508-1512 painting on scaffolding usually upside down. He created this magnificent masterpiece that can be seen in Rome today.