Michelangelo ( “ m i c k e l - A N - j e l - o h ” ) Italian Painter & Sculptor
Portrait of Michelangelo by Jacopino del Conte, c. after 1535, Casa Buonarroti, Florence
Tools for Sculpting Photo
Examples of the Progression of Work on a Sculpture
Madonna of the Stairs c. 1491, marble relief, 22” x 15-3/4”, Casa Buonarroti, Florence
Tondo Pitti (Virgin and Child with the young St. John) c. 1504, marble relief, approx. 46-1/4” diameter, Museo Nazionale, Bargello, Florence
Doni Tondo (Holy Family) c. 1504, tempera on wood, approx. 47-1/4” diameter, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Dome of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rome 1547
Interior of Dome, St. Peter’s Cathedral
The Pietà 1499, marble, height 69” (height 78” with base), St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rome
Moses (detail of the Tomb of Julius II) , marble, height 100”, San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome
Lorenzo de Medici (detail of his tomb) , marble, height 70”, San Lorenzo, Florence
David , marble, height 173”, Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence
Detail: Hand of David
Sistine Chapel Ceiling , fresco, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome
Detail: The Creation , fresco, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome