Michelangelo Buonarroti: A Titan of the Renaissance Michelangelo, a name synonymous with artistic genius and unparalleled mastery, remains one of the most revered figures in Western art history. Born in Caprese, near Arezzo, in 1475, he was not simply an artist; he was a sculptor, painter, architect, draughtsman, and poet—a true Renaissance man who embodied the era’s ideals of human potential and creative exploration. His life, marked…