Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer considered the greatest living artist of his lifetime. He sculpted two of his most famous works, Pietà and David, before turning 30. As an artist, he created the iconic frescoes on the ceiling and The Last Judgment wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Later in life, he became the architect of St. Peter's Basilica at age 74. Michelangelo was admired for his terribilità style, conveying a sense of awe and grandeur that influenced later art movements like Mannerism.