Michelangelo Buonarroti - the world famous Italian sculptor, painter, architect and thinker. He was born March 6, 1475. Full name Michelangelo de Francesco de Neri de Miniato del Sera and Lodovico di Leonardo di Buonarroti Simoni. Michelangelo Buonarroti is one of the most prominent and outstanding representatives of the Renaissance. The most famous works by Michelangelo are: the battle of the centaurs. Marble. OK. 1492. Florence, Museo Buonarroti David. Marble. 1501-1504. Florence, Academy of fine arts last judgment. The Sistine chapel. 1535-1541. The Vatican Pieta (the entombment) of the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore. Marble. OK. 1547-1555. Florence, Museo Dell'opera del Duomo, etc.