Michelangelo

Harvard FAS

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is a dominant figure in the history of art and in the history of the discipline. A sculptor, architect, painter and poet, Michelangelo was the quintessential Renaissance man and embodies the paradigm of artistic genius. He was a complex figure, individual and “terrible”, who transformed the art of the Italian peninsula over the seven decades of his career.Harvard is unique in providing the opportunity to study Michelangelo through direct encounters with…