who created the pieta and also painted the ceiling of the sistine chapel
Michelangelo
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Michelangelo
Michelangelo Portrait of Michelangelo by Daniele da Volterra Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni ( 1475 - 03 - 06 ) 6 March 1475 Caprese near Arezzo , Republic of Florence ( present - day Tuscany , Italy ) 18 February 1564 ( 1564 - 02 - 18 ) ( aged 88 ) Rome , Papal States ( present - day Italy ) Known for Sculpture , painting , architecture , and poetry Notable work David Pietà The Last Judgment Sistine Chapel ceiling Movement High Renaissance Signature