The accomplishments of Michelangelo and why he is truly one of the greatest artists of all time good attention to detail and argument Eng. 102 Mark Hodgkins Spring 1997 pp. 1 Divine Status         Imagine you are in a museum and you notice a sizable crowd around a corner across the room. In bewilderment, you walk over and begin to make way amidst the people. As you shuffle closer to the center of attention, you become aware they are …showed first 75 words of 698 total…

…showed last 75 words of 698 total…capitol in Washington, D.C., are prime examples of the tremendous influence he exerted.         Throughout his lifetime, Michelangelo was an intimate of princes, popes, cardinals, painters, and poets. He was widely awarded the epithet "divine" because of his extraordinary accomplishments. He expressed his view of the world through his art and impressed many generations by his treatment of the human figure and architectural talents. He was truly the greatest artist the world has ever known.