Michelangelo, the famous Italian sculptor and painter is one of the best examples of an artist who is both a gifted painter and sculptor. His best known sculpture is that of the statue of David. Michelangelo is also the painter who got a commission from Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. This painting still is one of the main attractions for visiting tourists at the Vatican City.
art that does not refer to the world outside itself, creating meaning and expressive power from the elements of art it self, is called <u>nonrepresentational.</u>
