"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

06 March 2019

Happy Birthday, Michelangelo

Michelangelo, David, 1504


Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on this day in 1475.

If people knew how hard I worked to achieve my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful after all. 

Michelangelo

The BBC's The Divine Michelangelo ...



NOVA: The Sistine Restored ...



A virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel is HERE.

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