Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance and High Renaissance - his name is known all over the world. He was a sculptor, painter, architect and poet. However, he considered sculpture to be his most important vocation. He was born in Caprese in Tuscany in 1475 and died in Rome in 1564. His masterful depictions - human bodies in perfection and the unrivalled carving of marble - brought him fame. His most famous works, such as the statue of David, wall paintings in the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the portrait 'The Creation of Adam' or his work as master builder of St Peter's Basilica in Rome, have remained unforgotten. Even during his lifetime he was known as 'Il Divino' - The Divine