Michelangelo was a famous Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. Michelangelo painted 12,000 square feet (1,100 m²) of the Sistine Chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512. The piece The Last Judgment is widely known and most people when they think of Michelangalo think of this artwork. He has gone into great detail with this painting, and it being so large adds the beauty of it.