Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, simply known as Michelangelo, was an renown Italian artist of the High Renaissance born is 1475. He was considered to be the finest culminating artist of his time generating ground breaking pieces such as his sculpture, David, and the scenes of genesis on the Sistine Chapel. In spite of holding painting in a lower regard, Michelangelo a couple of the most influential pieces for Western Art in this time period. He desired to produce artwork that held significant grandeur. He built a strong foundation for other artists in the High Renaissance and those to come after.