Michelangelo was born on this day. Enjoy five fun facts about the Renaissance artist: 1. Michelangelo was skilled in drawing, painting, sculpture, and even architecture. 2. He participated in dissections to learn how to draw the human body more realistically. 3. People called Michelangelo “Il Divino,” the divine one, because of his impressive artistic skills. 4. He competed with Leonardo da Vinci on two large wall paintings. Michelangelo worked on a painting of the Battle of Cascina in Florence and Leonardo da Vinci painted the Battle of Anghiari. Sadly, the two works were never completed. 5. Michelangelo was so protective of his ideas that he burned almost all of his drawings before his death. Only about 600 remain to this day. . . . 🏷 #GettyMuseum #Art #ArtHistory #Michelangelo #Renaissance #ItalianArt #OldMasters #Genius