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Even Michelangelo got paid for doing the Sistine Chapel. To those artists who say they're doing it for the love of art, I say: Get real.

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Gianni Versace
Age: 50 †
Born: 1946
Born: December 2
Died: 1997
Died: July 15
Costume Designer
Designer
Dressmaker
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Reggio di Calabria
Giovanni Versace
Giovanni Maria Versace
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