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.
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.