Michelangelo
Early life/family
Best know for/ famous artworks
He was born on March 6, 1475
He grew up in Caprese, Republic of Florence Italy
He lived with a family of stone cutters after is mother died when he was 6 years old
The Sistine Chapel 1508
Accademia in Florence
Sculpture of David 1501
Pieta 1499
The Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City
Late Life
Wrote many poems in the 1530s and 1540s
There were approximately three hundred poems that survived
Was the first western artist whose biography was published while alive. He even had two
He had devoted himself entirely to architecture and poetry after 1545
He worked until he passed away in 1564 at the age of 88
Throughout his life he had made numerous drawings, sculptures, and architectural designs
Legacy
His is known as Europe's greatest living artist and the greatest artist of all time
His is also know as one of the three giants of the Renaissance along with Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael
His psychological insight and physical realism was the first of its time
Many aspiring artist look up to him today
He had a big influence on frescoes and ceiling painting