Cupola ceiling in St. Peter's Basilica by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Dome by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Domenico Fontana, Giacomo della Porta dating from between 1546 and 1590, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Detail of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, built by Michelangelo Buonarroti, completed by the architect Giacomo della Porta, within St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Detail of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, built by Michelangelo Buonarroti, completed by the architect Giacomo della Porta, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Memorial to Michelangelo Buonarroti, on the Mount alle Croci, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Statue David by Michelangelo in front of the Palazzo Vecchio on the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Statue of David by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Dome of the Cathedral, Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Detail of the Renaissance statue of David by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe