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Michelangelo, Italian artist and architect, known for italian artist and architect, died on 1564-02-18.

Michelangelo, Italian artist and architect, known for italian artist and architect, died on 1564-02-18. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. He was born in the Republic of Florence but was mostly active in Rome from his 30s onwards.

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Michelangelo is Italian artist and architect.

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Michelangelo

artist and architect

Italian artist and architect

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Events After

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What happened on February 18, 1564?
Michelangelo, Italian artist and architect, known for italian artist and architect, died on 1564-02-18. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. He was born in the Republic of Florence but was mostly active in Rome from his 30s onwards.
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Michelangelo is Italian artist and architect.
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