Premise: 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 .
Hypothesis: Michelangelo refused to ever paint.
Label: CONTRADICTION