“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”

— Michelangelo · Life quote

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. — Michelangelo quote card
Artist and sculptor · 1475 – 1564

Michelangelo Buonarroti was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter and architect regarded as one of the greatest artists in history. He carved the David and the Pietà and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

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