Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, who is more famously known as simply Michelangelo, was a world-famous architect, sculptor, painter, and poet. He is famous for sculpting the Pietà and the statue of David, but his crowning glories were paintings he did in the opening years of the 16th century, and include the frescos he painted in the Sistine Chapel.
Recommended Resources
Presents both a biography of the artist and links to his paintings, along with descriptions of them.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/michelangelo.html
Dedicated to the artist, this website offers information about his early life, middle age, and final days, as well as a gift shop which has, among other things, free computer wallpaper and a guestbook.
http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html
Contains a brief biography as well as an in-depth look at his artwork. Also links to other resources about Michelangelo.
http://www.abcgallery.com/M/michelangelo/michelangelo.html
New Advent: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Displays the details of Michelangelo's life, his first and second periods, his paintings and his architecture.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03059b.htm
The Digital Michelangelo Project
Chronicles the progress of a project which seeks to scan all of Michelangelo's works, producing a set of 3-dimensional computer models for each statue, map fragment, and architectural setting available.
http://graphics.stanford.edu/projects/mich/
