Michelangelo's childhood villa in Florence has found a buyer.

The historic dwelling where Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo lived in his youth has been sold in Florence, Italy. It's hard to imagine that the early home of Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo still exists in today's modern real estate market, but it does, and it recently changed ownership in Florence, Italy.

The historic dwelling, built between the 14th and 15th centuries, was the ancestral home for the young Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, where he developed his skills. The villa is located in the upper hills of the village of Settignano and was the home and laboratory of the passionate sculptor and painter, who became an apprentice artist at the age of 13 and was already receiving commissions as a teenager.

His masterpieces, created when he was 20 years old, include a 17-foot-tall marble sculpture of David and a pieta, a moving depiction of Mary holding Jesus after his removal from the cross. Michelangelo's remarkable work in the art of fresco continues to live on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

The multi-level villa has approximately 900 square meters of living space. Michelangelo's family called it home, preserving its original structure. A square interior tower protrudes from the center of the roof and formerly served as a guardhouse and observation platform.

The main floor opens to a covered terrace marked by arched supports softened by vines.

The upper balconies offer spectacular views of the Italian countryside. Sprawling expansive flagstone-covered courtyard, worn stonework on the grand exterior staircase and outbuildings. The approximately 1 hectare (about 2.5 acres) site includes lawns, mature trees, an orchard and a grove of 200 olive trees.

Building Heritage represented the sellers and buyer in this private transaction. The starting price was €8 million, or about $8.8 million. The final sale price has been agreed and is not disclosed.

The area of about 1 hectare includes a garden and an olive grove with fruit-bearing trees. Michelangelo's original work from the site - a fragment from a fresco titled Triton or Satyr - is not included in the sale and remains in the sellers' possession, according to a press release from the real estate company.

"We are especially proud to be able to include villas of the highest historical and artistic importance in our collection," said Building Heritage CEO Cinzia Romanelli.

The initial sale price for this property was approximately 8.8 million dollars (8 million euros).