MichelangeloMichelangelo Buonarroti was a very complicated being. Not only was he a multitalented artistrenowned equally as a sculptor, painter, and architecthe was also an impressive military engineer, student of Dante, and poet in his own right. What is more, his behavior was full of contradictions. He was renowned for his fiery temper and yet wrote tender love poetry. In spite of his legendary impatience, he committed himself to tasks that required years of