Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Born outside of Florence,Italy 1475-1564 He lived with a stone-mason's family until he was 10 years old. At age 14, he sent him to study under professional painters and sculptors. Medici invited him to come work in Florence.
The Pieta Created for St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, Rome. Pieta = Jesus dead and being held by Mary . Did when he was 23 yrs old!!! Amazing carving of fabric the only work that Michelangelo ever signed- across the sash.
David Carved out of a single slab of stone, the statue is 14.24 ft tall From the Biblical story of David and Goliath, it was meant to symbolize the heroic courage of the people of Florence Modeled after Greek and Roman classical works (note struts, stance)
The Sistine Chapel Commissioned by Pope Julius ll 9 large rectangular panels about old testament Contains approx. 400 life size figures Completed between 1508-1512. The focal point of this painting of the Creation of Adam is the contact between the fingers of God and those of Adam, through which the breath of life is transmitted. http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html