Quote by: Michelangelo

What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?


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Author Bio


  • NameMichelangelo
  • DescriptionItalian sculptor, painter, architect and poet
  • AliasesMichelangelo Buonarroti
  • BornMarch 6, 1475
  • DiedFebruary 18, 1564
  • CountryItaly; Republic Of Florence
  • ProfessionArtist; Sculptor; Draftsperson; Painter; Architect; Poet; Writer
  • WorksDavid; Pietà; Dying Slave; The Last Judgment; Doni Tondo; Madonna Of The Stairs; Battle Of The Centaurs; The Genius Of Victory; The Deposition; Rondanini Pietà; Sistine Chapel; Rebellious Slave; St. Matthew; Medici Chapels; Bacchus; Brutus; ; Slaves