Today, we celebrate the 550th anniversary of the birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the most tormented and transformative artist of the Renaissance, whose influence has indelibly shaped Florence, Rome, and the history of art as we know it. Born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, near Arezzo, in Tuscany, where his father Ludovico served as podestà, Michelangelo’s impact on the art world remains…
