Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

Background He was born on march 6, 1475 in Caprese, Italy. His father was serving as a magistrate in Caprese when his second of five sons were born. The family moved to Florence when Michelangelo was just a child. His mother ended up getting sick so they placed him in a family of stone cutters.

Beginning of his art life His father realized he had no interest in the family business so he put him into an apprenticeship. His apprenticeship was working for Florentine painters work shop.

Michelangelo Discovered at 14 Michelangelo was recommended by Ghirlandaio to the great Florentine ruler Lorenzo the Magnificent. He was chosen to study the classical sculpture method in the Medici gardens.

Pieta His magnificent depiction of Mary holding her son Jesus after his crucifixion. It was carved by Michelangelo when he was only 25 years old. It was carved between 1498 and When it was completed he did something he never did before which was carve his name into his work. The statue is made out of Carrara marble. It is an important piece of art because it blended the Renaissance ideals of classical beauty with naturalism.

The Torment of St. Anthony This is believed to Michelangelo’s first ever work and was completed when he was 13. It is an oil painting he did on a panel. This painting was important because it showed a moving away from the classical works and starting to show depth into art. It is thought to have been completed in 1488.

Battle of Centaurs This work was carved in marble in It is located in Florence. This was the first work he did under Medici. It is suppose to symbolize the battle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. It was important because it was made multidimensional and not just a flat plane. It is regarded as one of his best sculptures ever and is not even finished.

David David was sculpted between 1501 and 1504 out of marble. The statue represents the biblical hero David. It was originally commissioned to be in a series of prophets along the roofline of the east end of the Florence Cathedral, but was instead placed outside the Palazzo Cathedral. It symbolizes the defense of civil liberties embodied in the Florence Republic.

Sistine Chapel ceiling Michelangelo painted the chapel’s ceiling between It is known as the cornerstone of High Renaissance Art. The chapel is the Papal Chapel that is in the Vatican and was built between Michelangelo had to design his own scaffolding to be able to complete the work his way. The work was so big that it had to be done in stages and the parts that were holding the scaffolds still are not painted. He used the Fresco type of painting which is paint being applied to wet plaster. Which was good and bad because the colors looked beautiful, but mistakes could not be made of he would have to start over. He used a Wash technique which allowed him to apply more broad areas of paint.

Influence on Renaissance Michelangelo influenced the Renaissance by his level and quality of Art he produced during that period.

Materials Used Michelangelo used water-based paint in semi-dry plaster called mezzo-fresco for the Sistine Chapel. The Sistine Chapel was the first painting that Michelangelo ever did. He often used marble for his big projects. He occasionally used wood for carvings.

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