Who is michealangelo and why is he so great?

Perhaps the greatest influence on western art in the last five centuries, Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, architect, painter and poet in the period known as the High Renaissance. His great works were almost entirely in the service of the Catholic Church, and include a huge statue of the Biblical hero David (over 14 feet tall) in Florence, sculpted between 1501 and 1504, and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome (commissioned by Pope Julius II), painted between 1508 and 1512. After 1519 Michelangelo was increasingly active in architecture; he designed the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, completed after his death. Along with contemporaries Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, he is considered one of the great masters of European art.

Michelangelo was the greatest sculptor of the sixteenth century...he painted the Cistine chapel ceiling...and wrote poetry and many more...very artistic man!

I think your best bet is to look up at the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Looking at pictures doesn't do it justice, you have to see it in real life to really appreciate it. That should answer your question. If you can't afford the trip then check out this website......