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Michelangelo

1475–1564 · Italian sculptor, painter and architect · Italy

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Attributed to Daniele da Volterra · Licence: Public domain · Source

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Reinterpreted classical architecture through powerful spatial composition and sculptural form.

Key works

  • St Peter's dome
  • Laurentian Library

THE RETHINK

Michelangelo helps us rethink architecture as more than the production of buildings: their work shows how decisions about structure, space, materials, context or public life can change what a society considers possible.

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Michelangelo changed architecture through ideas, buildings and approaches that still shape how we understand space.
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Image rights verified — Attributed to Daniele da Volterra, licence Public domain, checked on its source file page.