Michelangelo the Faker

Michelangelo completed the world famous Statue of David in 1504

The famous Michelangelo, who created the Statue of David, one of the most renowned works during the Renaissance period, is said to have raised funds as a struggling young man by faking artworks. According to the book The World's Greatest , Crooks, Crimes and Corruption, the younger Michelangelo even sold a fake antique cupid to a Rome cardinal. He first stained the non- elliptical statue of a cupid then buried it to age it and make it look antique.