“I’m Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo di lodoˈviːko ˌbwɔnarˈrɔːti siˈmoːni]; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564).I’m known mononymously as Michelangelo (English: /ˌmaɪkəlˈændʒəloʊ, ˌmɪk-/[1]). I was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and a poet of the High Renaissance. I’m born in the Republic of Florence, my work was inspired by models from classical antiquity and I had a lasting influence on Western art. My creative abilities and mastery in a range of artistic arenas define me as an archetypal Renaissance man, along with my rival and elder contemporary, Leonardo da Vinci. I’m given the sheer volume of surviving correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences, I’m one of the best-documented artists of the 16th century. I was lauded by contemporary biographers as the most accomplished artist of my era.”