Michelangelo born 1475

Michelangelo born 1475

For me Michelangelo is a greater sculptor, I know many like his paintings, like the sistince chapel but I prefer his sculptures.

The Madonna of the Stairs (or Madonna of the Steps) is a relief sculpture around 1490, uses stiacciato low relief

The Pietà (Italian: [maˈdɔnna della pjeˈta]; "[Our Lady of] Pity"; 1498–1499) is a Carrara marble sculpture of Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha representing the "Sixth Sorrow" of the Virgin Mary  in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, for which it was made.

 Madonna of Bruges was the first sculpture by Michelangelo to leave Italy during his lifetime. In 1504, it was bought by Giovanni and Alessandro Moscheroni (Mouscron) for 100 ducats. The Mouscron brothers were wealthy cloth merchants in Bruges

The Medici Madonna is a marble sculpture measuring about 88.98 inches (226 cm) in height. Dating from 1521 to 1534, the sculpture is a piece of the altar decoration of the Sagrestia Nuova( the New Sacristy and the Medici Chapel) in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence

Rachel is a sculpture of the Old Testament figure Rachel. it was part of the final, 1542–1545 design for the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, on which it is present at the time this photo was taken.

The tomb of Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, is a sculptural and architectural complex in marble (650x470 cm)  datable to 1524-1534 and part of the decoration of the New Sacristy in San Lorenzo in Florence.

Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze  the library was built to emphasize that the Medici were no longer just merchants but members of intelligent and ecclesiastical society. It contains the manuscripts and books belonging to the private library of the Medici family. The library was designed by Michelangelo and is an example of Mannerism

Madonna del Silenzio
c. 1538

Cleopatra

black chalk on paper

230 mm (9.05 in); width: 180 mm (7.08 in)

circa 1533-1534