Who was the great florentine sculptor and painter whose works include the pietà , david, the sistine chapel ceiling, and the dome of st. peter’s basilica?
a. donatello
b. brunelleschi
c. raphael
d. michelangelo

The correct answer is D) Michelangelo.

Michelangelo was the great Florentine sculptor and painter whose works include the Pietà, David, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.

One of the brightest minds of the Renaissance for his skills and abilities to perform great pieces of art was Michelangelo.

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) was the Italian artist that created the pieces of work mentioned above and represents one of the most impressive collections that the Italian Renaissance gave to the world of art. The Medici family, of Florence, sponsored many of his works.

norsemen from northern countries had made earlier journeys

the crusades are one of the most significant events in the history of europe and the middle east.   they were a series of religious wars carried out by christian crusaders from europe during the timeframe of the middle ages.   beginning in 1095 ce, the crusades saw european knights and noblemen travel to the middle east in an attempt to capture the holy land away from muslim people that had controlled the region for the previous centuries.   the term crusade means ‘cross’.   therefore, the europeans that became crusaders viewed themselves as ‘taking up the cross’.   in fact, many of the crusaders wore crosses on their clothing and armor as they made their pilgrimage to the holy land.

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