Painter, sculptor and architect of Florence, 1475 - 1564

	"Bramante (no friend of Michelangelo's) and Raphael suggested to Pope Julius that if the tomb were finished it would bring nearer the day of his death, and they said that it was bad luck to have one's tomb built while one was still alive. Eventually they persuaded his holiness to get Michelangelo to paint, as a memorial for his uncle Sixtus, the ceiling of the chapel that he had built in the Vatican." I-349 Sistine Chapel ceiling
	"In the histories, Michelangelo depicted God dividing Light from Darkness, showing him in all his majesty as he rests self-sustained with arms outstretched." I-355 The Creation of Light and Darkness
	"In the second history he showed the Creation of the Sun and the Moon, depicting God, supported by many putti, in an attitude of sublime power conveyed by the strong foreshortening of his arms and legs." I-355 The Creation of the Sun and Moon
	"In the next history God is dividing the Waters from the Earth." I-355 The Separation of Land and Water
	"Then he went on to the Creation of Adam [in which] the Divine Form embraces some of the putti with one arm, as if to support himself, while with the other he stretches out his right hand towards Adam." I-355 Creation of Adam
	"Beyond this in another scene he showed God taking our mother Eve from the side of Adam; and here we see the two nude figures, one so enslaved by sleep that it seems dead, and the other awakened to life by the divine benediction." I-356 Creation of Eve
	"After this comes the scene when Adam, at the persuasion of a figure half woman and half serpent, brings death upon himself and upon us through the apple; and there again we see Adam and Eve, now being driven from Paradise by the angel.." I-356 The Fall
	The Original Sin
	"Adam displays his remorse at having sinned and his fear of death; and the woman also shows her shame, abasement and desire for forgiveness, as she covers her breasts with her arms, pressing her hands palm to palm and sinking her neck on to her bosom..." I-356 The Expulsion
	"No less beautiful is the scene showing the sacrifice of Cain and Abel, where there are some figures bringing the wood, some bending down and blowing the fire and others cutting the throat of the victim." I-356 The Sacrifice of Cain and Abel (or Noah)
	"...in the history of the Flood are depicted some dying men who are overwhelmed by terror and dismay at what has happened and in various ways are striving their utmost to find safety." I-356 The Flood
	"Noah..is shown drunk with wine and exposed, in the presence of one son who is laughing at him and two others who are covering him up..." I-357 The drunkenness of Noah