Glorify yourself and your family: A Portrait of Yourself
Michelangelo did consider himself a sculptor at heart—his sculpture of David combines humanity and perfection in a way never
seen before. Preferring marble to paint, he fought against painting the Sistine Chapel, but finally tackled it all by himself and spent four years on it, working
sixty feet in the air. This feat forged both a spectacular work of art and the modern notion of the artist as a moody, prideful genius.
Michelangelo is a moody fellow who is rather snobby about sculpture being the highest form of art. Maybe he can paint well too—I hear the Pope hired
him to paint some chapel ceiling. Still, I wouldn't hire him until we see what he can do with a brush.
Michelangelo did consider himself a sculptor at heart—his sculpture of David combines humanity and perfection in a way never
seen before. Preferring marble to paint, he fought against painting the Sistine Chapel, but finally tackled it all by himself and spent four years on it, working
sixty feet in the air. This feat forged both a spectacular work of art and the modern notion of the artist as a moody, prideful genius.