Michelangelo

American  

[mahy-kuhl-an-juh-loh, mik-uhl-, mee-kel-ahn-je-law] / ˌmaɪ kəlˈæn dʒəˌloʊ, ˌmɪk əl-, ˌmi kɛlˈɑn dʒɛ lɔ /

noun

1. Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.

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Michelangelo British  

/ ˌmaɪkəlˈændʒɪˌləʊ /

noun

1. full name Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475–1564, Florentine sculptor, painter, architect, and poet; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance. Among his creations are the sculptures of David (1504) and of Moses which was commissioned for the tomb of Julius II, for whom he also painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–12). The Last Judgment (1533–41), also in the Sistine, includes a torturous vision of Hell and a disguised self-portrait. His other works include the design of the Laurentian Library (1523–29) and of the dome of St Peter's, Rome

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Michelangelo Cultural  

1. An Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Among many achievements in a life of nearly ninety years, Michelangelo sculpted the David and several versions of the Pietà, painted the ceiling and rear wall of the Sistine Chapel, and served as one of the architects of Saint Peter's Basilica, designing its famous dome. He is considered one of the greatest artists of all time.

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Example Sentences

On “Weekend Warrior,” Klapper might be talking about knee replacement surgery one minute, segue to Michelangelo’s rendering of the human form, and then insist that a sandwich is not a sandwich without peperoncini.

From Los Angeles Times

For most of his life, Michelangelo’s 16th-century biographer Ascanio Condivi tells us, the artist aspired to carve a colossus out of a coastal mountain, a figure visible from ships at sea.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking to La Repubblica, the Rome-based daily newspaper, chef Michelangelo Mammoliti said the news filled him with a great sense of pride both personally as an Italian, as well as professionally as a chef.

From BBC

A petition to drop criminal charges against Bradshaw gained about 2,200 signatures and a friend is selling T-shirts calling him the Manhole Michelangelo.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under the scrutinising eyes of Michelangelo's Last Judgment, when Pope Leo said "let us pray", it meant everyone, including the King, closing a gap that stretched back to the Reformation in the 16th century.

From BBC