Michelangelo Buonarroti: A Titan of the Renaissance Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, born in Caprese in 1475 and dying in Rome in 1564, stands as arguably the most influential artist of the High Renaissance—a figure whose work continues to resonate with awe and admiration centuries later. More than simply a sculptor, painter, architect, or poet, Michelangelo embodied the very essence of the Renaissance ideal: the “uomo universale,” a polymath capable of mastering diverse disciplines. His career spanned over seven decades, marked by an unparalleled drive for perfection and a profou…