Michelangelo did sculptures.
David ( [ ˈdaːvid ] ) is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504 by Michelangelo . Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni ( [ mikeˈlandʒelo di lodoˈviːko ˌbwɔnarˈrɔːti siˈmoːni ] ; 6 March 1475 -- 18 February 1564 ) was a Florentine sculptor , painter , architect , and poet of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art . A number of Michelangelo 's works of painting , sculpture , and architecture rank among the most famous in existence . The Pietà ( [ pjeˈta ] , The Pity 1498 -- 1499 ) is a work of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti , housed in St. Peter 's Basilica , Vatican City .