Though he preferred sculpting (see: David), this Renaissance Man was tasked with painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." The sculptor, painter, and architect, Michelangelo, is rumored to have had a huge ego. But if you've ever stood in the Sistine Chapel, you know he earned it. The colorful ceiling fresco depicts the creation of Adam, among many other biblical scenes. But his favorite medium was marble, and his love of this medium shows in masterpieces like the Pietà and David.

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