Michelangelo
(6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564)
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on 6 March 1475,in a Florentine
village called Caprese. His father was a serving magistrate of the
Florentine Republic and came from an important family.
However, Michelangelo did not wish to imitate his father's career,
and was attracted by the artistic world. At the time, this was
considered an inferior occupation for a family of his standing. But,
aged 13, Michelangelo was apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandaio, the
leading fresco wall painter in Florence. Here Michelangelo learned some
of the basic painting techniques, and also taught himself new skills
such as sculpting.
His talents were soon noticed by one of the most powerful families in
Florence - Lorezo de' Medici. Here, at de Medici's court, Michelangelo
was able to learn from the classic Masters and he became determined to
improve upon the great classics of Greek and Latin art.
Michelangelo,
was born in the heart of the Renaissance movement, at exactly the right
place - Florence. But, despite being at the heart of the Renaissance,
Florence was undergoing tremendous political turmoil. His first
patrons, the de Medici's, lost power and Michelangelo was forced to look
elsewhere for commissions. In 1496, he travelled to Rome where he began
a long relationship of doing commissions for the Popes who were making
St Peter's Basilica a pinnacle of Western art. It was in 1496, that he
began work on his beloved Pieta, commissioned by a French
cardinal-diplomat, Jean Bilheres. The Pieta is a tender and
compassionate sculpture of the Virgin Mary, nursing her crucified son -
Jesus Christ. The sculpture captured so much power and tender emotion
his reputation rose rapidly.
Some of his famous Paintings & sculpture which also my favorites
Creation of Adam 1510
Location: Cappella Sistina
Vatican, Rome, Italy , Monde
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Location:Cappella Sistina, Vatican
Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel Genesis The Fall And Expulsion From Paradise The Original Sin
Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel Genesis Noah
The Flood
Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel Sybils Erithraea
The Last Judgement
The Doni Tondo (framed) c. 1506
Location:Galleria Degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
The Conversion of Saul 1542-45
Tomb of Pope Julius II: Moses c. 1513 – 1515
The tomb of Julius II, with Michelangelo's statues of Rachel and Leah on the left and the right of his Moses.
Type: Marble
Location: San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome
Bacchus 1496-7
Type: Marble
Location: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Pietà I 1550
Type: Marble
Location :Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence
Pietà 2
Type: Marble
Location :Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence
St Petronius 1494
Slave (dying) 1513-1516
Type: Marble
Location: The Louvre, Paris
Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici 1520 to 1534
Type: Marble
Location: inside the Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo, Florence.
Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici 1520 to 1534
Type: Marble
Location: inside the Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo, Florence.
Michelangelo Tomb
died on February 18, 1564 in Rome, he was 88 years old
1573: Michelangelo's Tomb with statues: Sculpture, Painting, Architecture
Detail View of Michelangelo's tomb:
Michelangelo died at Rome in 1564. The general design of his tomb, which we are now examining, was by Vasari. The bust of the great master, seen above the central figure, is by Battista Lorenzi, and, if a good likeness, does not show Michelangelo to have been a very handsome man. The figure of architecture - the one on the right - is by Giovanni dall' Opera. The central figure represents Painting and is by Lorenzi ; while the third represents Sculpture and was executed by Cioli.
Vatican, Rome, Italy , Monde
Location:Cappella Sistina, Vatican
Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel Sybils Erithraea
Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel Genesis The Fall And Expulsion From Paradise The Original Sin
The Flood
The Last Judgement
The Doni Tondo (framed) c. 1506
Location:Galleria Degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
Tomb of Pope Julius II: Moses c. 1513 – 1515
The tomb of Julius II, with Michelangelo's statues of Rachel and Leah on the left and the right of his Moses.
Type: Marble
Location: San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome
Type: Marble
Location: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Type: Marble
Location :Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence
Type: Marble
Location :Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence
Madonna and Child 1501
Type: Marble
Location: Church of Our Lady - Bruges
Saint Proculus 1494
Type: Marble
Location: It is situated in the Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna.
Type: Marble
Location: It is situated in the Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna.
Angel with Candlestick 1494-95
Type: Marble
Location :San Domenico, Bologna
Saint Peter 1501-1504
Type: Marble
Location :San Domenico, the Cathedral of Siena, Italy 
Type: Marble
Location: The Louvre, Paris
Type: Marble
Location: inside the Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo, Florence.
Type: Marble
Location: inside the Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo, Florence.
Medici Madonna 1521-1534
Type: Marble
Location: The church of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy
'David' 1501-4
Type: Marble
Location: Florence, Italy
The Genius of Victory 1532-34
Type: Marble
Location: in the Salone dei Cinquecento of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
Christ Carrying the Cross 1521
Type: Marble
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, Italy
died on February 18, 1564 in Rome, he was 88 years old
1573: Michelangelo's Tomb with statues: Sculpture, Painting, Architecture
Detail View of Michelangelo's tomb:
Michelangelo died at Rome in 1564. The general design of his tomb, which we are now examining, was by Vasari. The bust of the great master, seen above the central figure, is by Battista Lorenzi, and, if a good likeness, does not show Michelangelo to have been a very handsome man. The figure of architecture - the one on the right - is by Giovanni dall' Opera. The central figure represents Painting and is by Lorenzi ; while the third represents Sculpture and was executed by Cioli.
