He is about to celebrate his 500th birthday. He is Michelangelo "s statue of David."

他即将庆祝自己的500岁生日。他就是米开朗基罗的“大卫”雕像。

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That may be true. Michelangelo was clearly in Raphael's thoughts at times.

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And the image is much more specifically of Michelangelo's Pieta.

这一幕像极了米开朗基罗的圣母哀子像。

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The choice reflects the strengths of the Casa Buonarroti, which holds the world's largest collection of Michelangelo's architectural drawings.

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He's funded the restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes in the Pauline Chapel of the Vatican.

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Far less modest are the adjacent Vatican Museums, an exhausting feast of art, and home to the world's most famous frescoes in the legendary Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's astounding ceiling and wall frescoes that take the cake - picture terrified sinners and ravishing prophets bursting out in 3-D brilliance.

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