Michelangelo Buonarroti, we know him as plain old Michelangelo, was born on March 6, 1475. He grew up in the small of Caprese, which is located near Florence, Italy. His father, whose name is Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, was a composed and easygoing man who had an assortment of poorly paid governmental jobs, but none of them ever lasted for very long. His mother was a woman by the name of Francesca Miniato del Sera. She was young and some say in fragile health when he was born. Unfortunately, she died when he was only six years old. Therefore leaving him and four brothers in their father's care. From the beginning of his early childhood years, Michelangelo was always strongly drawn to the arts, but this fondness angered his father, who consi
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