The first, on the day after the body was returned, in the Basilica of Santa Croce. The second funeral ceremony, with an appropriate setting, took place almost five hundred years ago in the Basilica of San Lorenzo. The entire basilica was decorated with black curtains and paintings of scenes from his life. Four statues were placed in the nave, symbolizing painting, sculpture, architecture and poetry. In the central place, there was a sculpture - an allegory of fame. Michelangelo is buried in the basilica of Santa Croce, and his tombstone was designed by Giorgio Vasari.
