1. Dies at Macel de’ Corvi

    · Michelangelo's house, Piazza di Macel de' Corvi, Rome, Italy

    Dies at Macel de’ Corvi
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    Michelangelo died at his modest Roman house near the Capitoline Hill after a brief illness, ending a working life of nearly eight decades. The house was demolished during later enlargement of Piazza Venezia; coordinates are an approximate representative point for the vanished square.

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