1. Michelangelo 1475-1564

2. Michelangelo, Doni Tondo, c. 1507.

4. Raphael, Alba Madonna, c. 1511. Oil on panel, transferred to canvas, tondo. 37 ¼ in. in diameter.

5. Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel ceiling, 1508- 1512.

8. The Last Judgment, detail The Last Judgment, 1534-41

10. “It is enough for us to understand that this extraordinary man chose always to refuse to paint anything save the human body in its most beautifully proportioned and perfect forms and in the greatest variety of attitudes, and thereby to express the wide range of the soul’s emotions and joys. He was content to prove himself in the field in which he was superior to all his fellow craftsmen, painting his nudes in the grand manner and displaying his great understanding of the problems of design. Thus he has demonstrated how painting can achieve facility in its chief province: namely, the reproduction of the human form.”—Giorgio Vasari

11. Michelangelo, The Fall of Phaethon,1533 Black chalk The Last Judgment, detail

12. Judith and Holofernes

13. David and Goliath

15. The Prophet Isaiah

16. Delphic Sibyl

18. The Temptation and Expulsion of Adam and Eve

20. The Deluge

21. The Mocking of Noah

22. Libyan Sibyl

23. Study for Libyan Sibyl

24. Libyan Sibyl, during restoration

25. Michelangelo, Sonnet with Caricature