mˌaɪkəlˈændʒəlˌoʊ bjˌuːənɐɹˈoʊɾi, wˌɛn hiː wʌz sˈɛvəntˌiːn jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, wʌz ɐlˈaʊd tə mˌeɪk ˌænɐtˈɑːmɪkəl stˈʌdiz ɔnðə kˈɔːɹpsᵻz kˈʌmɪŋ fɹʌmðə kˈɑːnvənts hˈɑːspɪɾəl; ɪn ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ, hiː skˈʌlptᵻd ɐ wˈʊdən kɹˈuːsɪfˌɪks wˌɪtʃ wʌz plˈeɪst ˌoʊvɚ ðə hˈaɪ ˈɔltɚ.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, when he was seventeen years old, was allowed to make anatomical studies on the corpses coming from the convent's hospital; in exchange, he sculpted a wooden crucifix which was placed over the high altar.