name
Michelangelo
meye-kuhl-AND-zhih-loh
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An Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect (1475-1564), famed for the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the statue of David.
"Michelangelo spent four years painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling."
Word Forms
Michelangelos plural
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Etymology
From Italian Michele ("Michael") plus Angelo ("angel"), referring to the archangel Michael.