Painter, sculptor and architect of Florence, 1475 - 1564

	"When he came back to Florence, Michelangelo tried to obtain a marble block eighteen feet high that the wardens of Santa Maria del Fiore ...had abandoned for many years. He measured it again and calculated whether he could carve a satisfactory figure from the block by accommodating its attitude to the shape of the stone." I-338 David
	"The grace of this figure and the serenity of its pose have never been surpassed, nor have the feet, the hands, and the head, whose harmonious proportions and loveliness are in keeping with the rest. To be sure, anyone who has seen Michelangelo's David has no need to see anything else by any other sculptor, living or dead." I-339 David
	David (detail)
	"At this time, Michelangelo also blocked out, without ever finishing, two marble roundels, one for Taddeo Taddei...and the other for Bartolommeo Pitti." I-339 Taddei Tondo
	Pitti Tondo
	Pitti Tondo (detail)
	"In addition, Michelangelo blocked out a marble statue of St Matthew. Rough as it is, this is a perfect work of art which serves to teach other sculptors..." I-340 St Matthew
	"Angelo Doni decided he would like his friend to make something for him. So Michelangelo started work on a round painting of the Madonna. This picture shows Our Lady kneeling down and holding out the Child to St Joseph." I-340 Doni Tondo