Michelangelo's most celebrated works
The top 3 according to 7 votes from people: David · Vatican Pietà · Doni Tondo. (Updated Apr 26, 2026.)
Michelangelo Buonarroti's sculptures and frescoes that appear in every ranking of his most important works.
Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original
Top 16
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David
1501-1504, from a single block of Carrara marble. Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence.
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Vatican Pietà
1497-1499. The only work he ever signed, in St Peter's.
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Doni Tondo
c. 1505-1507. The Holy Family, his only certain panel painting. Uffizi.
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Rondanini Pietà
Worked on until days before his death in 1564. Castello Sforzesco, Milan.
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Dying Slave
1513-1516, made for the tomb of Julius II. Louvre.
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Sistine Chapel ceiling
1508-1512. The Genesis scenes, including the Creation of Adam.
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The Last Judgment
1536-1541. The huge fresco on the Sistine altar wall.
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Moses
c. 1513-1515, for the tomb of Julius II. San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome.
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Rebellious Slave
1513-1516, the companion piece, also in the Louvre.
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Madonna of Bruges
1501-1504. One of the few works to leave Italy in his lifetime.
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Bacchus
1496-1497. His first large statue, drunk and swaying. Bargello.
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The Medici Tombs (Night, Day, Dawn, Dusk)
1520-1534, New Sacristy of San Lorenzo, Florence.
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Florentine Pietà
c. 1547-1555. Old Nicodemus is said to bear the artist's face.
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Madonna of the Stairs
c. 1490. An early relief, Casa Buonarroti.
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Battle of the Centaurs
c. 1492. His other teenage relief, already full of straining bodies.
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Dome of St Peter's
Designed from 1547 and completed after his death.
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Comments (1)
La Pietà Rondanini così in alto mi piace, a Milano è un'esperienza che pochi conoscono