Was there ever any artist greater than Michelangelo?

During a more than 70-year career, he won near-mythical fame as one of Europe's preeminent “Renaissance Men,” and counted kings and popes among his ... As a teen, Michelangelo was sent to live and study in the home of Lorenzo de' Medici, then one of the most important art patrons in all of Europe. read more

Greatest, best, most (fill in the blank) are subjective terms. Michelangelo was undoubtedly a brilliant artist who produced far more work than daVinci. Critics and museum curators can create lists (educated opinion based on extensive knowledge, but still opinions), but ultimately your favorite artist(s) is a matter of personal taste. read more

That is not how we see the comparison between the two today, but in the age of academic classicism it was received opinion that Raphael was the greater artist. That was how Joshua Reynolds, writing in the late 18th century, saw it. It was the Romantic age that rediscovered the majestic force of Michelangelo's art. read more

Two artists and two Renaissance wonders: Michelangelo's David and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Centuries after they were created, these are surely the two most renowned artistic objects in the world. read more