Michelangelo Buonarroti He was one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, a period when the arts and sciences flourished.

Michelangelo BuonarrotiMichelangelo Buonarroti

He was one of the most He was one of the most important artists of the important artists of the Italian Italian Renaissance,Renaissance, a period when the arts a period when the arts

and sciences flourishedand sciences flourished..

MICHELANGELO•Born on March 6, 1475, at Caprese, Tuscany.

•Parents are Ludovico di Leonardo di Buonarotto Simoni and Francesca Neri.

•The second of five brothers.

MichelangeloMichelangelo became an apprentice

to prominent Florentine painter, Domenico GhirlandaioDomenico Ghirlandaio at the age of

12, but soon began to study sculpture instead.

He attracted the attention and patronage of Lorenzo de Medici,Lorenzo de Medici, who was ruler

of Florence until 1494. 1494.

His Studies of Anatomy

During the years he spent a lot of time dissecting corpses to learn about the human anatomy. This helped make his sculptures and paintings more realistic.

SOME OF MICHELANGELO’S

FAMOUS ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES

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He began work on the colossal figure of "David" in 1501, and

by 1504 the sculpture (standing at 4.34m/14 ft 3 in tall) was placed outside the

Palazzo Vecchio.

The statue became a symbol for the new republic that had replaced

Medici rule.

Upon entering the Museum you Upon entering the Museum you see the unfinished works of see the unfinished works of

Michelangelo’s Statues that were Michelangelo’s Statues that were suppose to be for Julius II tomb.suppose to be for Julius II tomb.

Walking down the

Gallery to see the DavidYou see

unfinishedWorks of

MichelangeloWho seen to be

wanting to escape the

restrictive stone they are in.

Michelangelo portrayed "David" partly as the ideal man, partly as an adolescent youth.

Unlike predecessors by other sculptors which depict David with the grisly head of the giant under his foot, Michelangelo poses David at the moment he faces the giant, the deed before him.

He believed that this was David's moment of greatest courage.

Our first stop was the

Gallery of the Gallery of the Academy.Academy.

The original sculptures

by Michelangelo was

done when he was only 25 years old.

1501-1504

DAVID(Completed in 1504)

*DAVID IS ONE OF MICHELANGELO’S MOST FAMOUS SCULPTURES*

The character of David and what he symbolizes, was perfectly in tune with

Michelangelo's patriotic feelings. At the time, Florence was going through a difficult

period, and its citizens had to be alert and mobilized to confront permanent threats. He used David as a model of heroic courage, in

the hope that the Florentines would understand his message. This young Biblical

hero demonstrated that inner spiritual strength can prove to be more effective than

arms.

Pietà (Completed in 1500)

Some of Michelangelo’s realistic sculptures include:

St. Peter(Completed in 1504)

Christ Carrying

the Cross (Completed in 1521)

Dome of St. Peter’s BasilicaMichelangelo was made head-architect of this project when he was

in his seventies. He wrote:

"Many believe, -- and I believe -- that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him."

Outside

Inside

Piazza Campidoglio

Michelangelo designed the Campidoglio around an oval shape, with the famous antique bronze equestrian statue of the Roman emperor Marcus

Aurelius in the center.

Michelangelo's Moses (center) with

Rachel and Leah on his sides

Tomb of Pope Julius IIMichelangelo had

been commissioned by Julius II to produce his

tomb, which was planned to be the most

magnificent of Christian times. It was

to be located in the new Basilica of St. Peter's, then under

construction.

Why does Moses have

horns?Michelangelo's "Moses" has horns because one of the biblical translations of "rays of light" became "horns" in Italian. Because of this mistranslation, depictions of Moses with horns became somewhat

commonplace.

Portrait of Michelangelo by

Daniele da Volterra.

The Pieta

One of three of the

Pieta statues of

Michelangelo

Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel(Completed in 1512)

In April 1508, Michelangelo was summoned to Rome by Julius II. He had a job for Michelangelo: painting twelve figures of apostles and some decorations on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

God dividing the water from Heaven

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ChristThe

Judge

The flayed remains

of Michelangelo

Michelangelo Buonarroti died, giving himself up to God, on February 18th, 1564, after a

"slow fever." He made his will in three sentences, in front of his physician and his friends, saying that he left "his soul to God,

his body to the earth, and his material possessions to his nearest relations."

The Tomb of Michelangelo

Florence

Santa Croce