Michelangelo was a prominent Italian sculptor during the 16th century, who is credited with creating masterpieces such as Pietà (1498-1499) and David (1504), while also being one of the youngest, most recognized artists of his day.
Contrary to most beliefs about the models that Michelangelo used in his works, many will be surprised to learn that Michelangelo often used his own image as the inspiration for his sculptures.
Michelangelo was not always an honest artist since early in his career, he attempted art fraud and deceived a client by creating a sculpture, which was sold off as a work of antiquity.
Michelangelo created many commissioned works for the Vatican, including various objects such as a papal bid and elaborately carved knobs in addition to the frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
During his lifetime, Michelangelo published two full-length autobiographies, which established his legacy and reputation as the first living artist to have their autobiography published.
It is believed that a few Renaissance artists convinced Pop Julius to employ Michelangelo in an attempt to sabotage his career as he was not a master painter.
Apart from his art career, there was evidence that Michelangelo was infatuated with a young man named Tommaso de Cavalieri. It has been speculated that Michelangelo was perhaps queer since he never married.