Michelangelo was a very difficult man. He could be aggressive, belligerent and... easily offended! Deeply hurt by this lack of recognition, he decided to slip inside the Basilica at night and sign his sculpture. Guided by the flickering light of a candle attached to his helmet, he worked all night sculpting a sash over the Virgin Mary's chest on which he carved "MICHAL.AGELUS BONAROTUS FLORENT.FACIEBAT", meaning "Michelangelo Buonarroti, Florentine, made this". |