米开朗基罗

米開朗基羅

Mǐkāilǎngjīluó

proper noun #23,858

Meanings

1 Michelangelo (Italian Renaissance sculptor and painter)

About Michelangelo

1475–1564 · 艺术家 artist

Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter and architect who carved the statue of David and painted the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. Chinese texts name him with Leonardo and Raphael as the 文艺复兴三杰.

Also called 米开朗琪罗

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of 'Michelangelo'.

Examples

HSK 4

我最喜欢的艺术家是米开朗基罗。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de yìshùjiā shì Mǐkāilǎngjīluó.

My favorite artist is Michelangelo.

HSK 7-9

米开朗基罗的雕塑作品非常有名。

Mǐkāilǎngjīluó de diāosù zuòpǐn fēicháng yǒumíng.

Michelangelo's sculptures are very famous.

Tips

usage

Hong Kong writes him 米高安哲罗, as if 'Michael Angelo': 米高 is Hong Kong's Michael, as in 米高·积逊, Michael Jackson. His only signed work is the Pietà, 圣殇: hearing it credited to another sculptor, he carved his name on the Virgin's sash.

Stroke Order

米 mǐ

开 kāi

朗 lǎng

基 jī

罗 luó