Let me tell you about one of my favourite painters and one of the best mens of the world, Michelangelo Buonarroti. I admire this man because of the talent he had , the hability of made scultures so wonderful and his controversial style.
Michelangelo was born in Florence around the fifteenth century since he was a child he wanted to be a sculptor but unfortunatelly his father was not agree with this,but although all the difficulties he had , Michelangelo became not only a sculptor ,but also painter and architect for this reason was named the universal man of the italian Renaissance.
His technic making art was so famous that even the Pope Giulio II, known for being a patron, called him to work at the Vatican, although this Michelangelo had a very strong personallity what made him fell out with the Pople many times , the worst fight they had was when Giulio II forcerd him to paint the Sistine Chapel , Michelangelo did not feel like a painter he only wanted to make sculptures.
Nowaday he is recognised as a important figure of the art, many holiday markets travell to Italy just for see his work some of the most important works of  Michelangelo are : The David , Sistine Chapel's  ceiling, Moses of the tombm of Giulio II, Vatican pietá.
Personally speaking all these works are amazing and left you speechless.