Michelangelo

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Michelangelo's skill was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal "Renaissance man", along with his rival and fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci.

Assassin's Creed II

Michelangelo wrote a letter to his father, in which he states that he wants to live up to his father's expectations, but also wants to be an artist, a job his father does not approve. The letter was delivered to his father by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who acted as mailman in the side mission, "Speedy Delivery"

Letter

Dear Father,

It has been almost a week since I abandoned my schooling. I don't expect you to understand why, I can't really explain myself, but I feel the world flying by and I need to catch it, to become part of its tides and currents. I'm not very good with speaking or numbers, but with my hands I can shape everything flowing around me, every moment, every mood.

I know that you wanted me to become something more than an artist, but, please, for the sake of my future, relent. As you have always known, I am much more interested in sculpting and painting than I am in studying and now the artist Domenico Ghirlandaio has asked me to join him as an apprentice. He just got back from Roma, where he painted a masterful panel in the Capella Sistina. If I work hard, I might even be invited inside the Vatican, and maybe I'll get to see it.

Please give your blessing to this apprenticeship. I promise to live up to your lofty expectations, and I hope that one day you will be proud of me.

Your son,

Michelangelo