WORLD HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did Michelangelo do?
A
Mastered techniques in anatomy and drawing
B
Painted the “Creation of Adam” in Sistine Chapel
C
Used engraving techniques
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Michelangelo’s most famous works have to be his Pieta, his sculpture of David, and his painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, both of which reside in Italy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Michelangelo was active mainly in Florence and Rome, two major cultural and political centers in fifteenth-and sixteenth-century Europe. He received the support of important patrons, including members of the ruling Medici family of Florence and, for a crucial decade, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Julius II.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are almost 200 known works (sculptures, paintings, and drawings) by Michelangelo. Judging from the number of sculptures he left unfinished, Michelangelo was a true perfectionist who frequently abandoned projects when he deemed them not up to his own standard.

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