The early Renaissance was home to the sculptor Donato di Niccollo di Bette Bardi, called Donatello, and the architect Filippo Brunelleschi. The two were the elite persons in their field. Donatello was the preeminent genius of early renaissance sculpture in Florence, Italy. He was a master of all techniques and materials of sculpture. Donatello was the son of Niccolo di Betto Bardi. He was most likely born in 1386, he was already practicing by 1406 as an …
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…these when he was seventy - five. They show The Crucifixion of St. Paul and The Conversion of St. Paul (Symonds). Michelangelo became very religious in his last years. He also wrote some of his finest poetry in his last years. Michelangelo died at the old age of eighty - nine. During his life, Michelangelo accomplished what few people have - immortality. His art and what he accomplished will last forever, therefore, so will he.