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 In Italy. 251 Michelangelo Buonarroti was born at Caprese near Florence in the year 1475, died at Rome in 1564, and was buried in the church of Santa Croce in Florence, after a long and active life, during which he produced the finest masterpieces of modern sculpture and greatly influenced Fig. 105. — The Baptism of Christ. Belief from the Baptistery of Florence. By Andrea Sansovino. all the arts. His paintings, which will be spoken of in the next division of our work, are no less remarkable than the productions of his chisel. The chief characteristics of Michelangelo were his intimate knowledge of the anatomy