Michelangelo
Buonarroti
By Jaime Lin
European History 10A

Background
 Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni;
born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, Italy.
 Began to show interest in art by age ten
 Became apprentice at 12 to Domenico
Ghirlandaio
 Set to be artist at 13
 Lived to age of 89
 Died in 1564
Self-portrait

accoMplishMents
 Great leader in Italian Renaissance
 Greatest glory: painting the Sistine Chapel
 began in 1508, completed in 1512

Works – the old testaMent
And God said: \"Let there be
light,\"...and He separated God made two great lights: the greater
the light from darkness… ─ the first light to govern the day and the lesser light
day to govern the night ─ on the fourth day

sistine chapel painting
 to paint pictures of 12 apostles around outside of ceiling
 Instead, he used central area of ceiling to paint history of the
Old Testament
 Included over 300 figures
 Initially regarded as inferior to Raphael, but painting of Sistine
Chapel elevated his status

iMpact
 set standards for painting, poetry,
and architecture
 Paintings were
equally proportioned
w/ good perspective
 One founder of the high
renaissance
Creation of Adam: \"Everyman\"

iMpact
 Was a dominant force; had much influence on art
culture of Florence & Rome in 15th and 16th centuries
 Acknowledgement of artistic talent became
legendary
 Was a “trend setter” in painting
 Creation of new ideology in form of individualism
 Unique style became sign of nobility

BiBliography
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 2. Green, Jen. Michelangelo. London, Aladdin Books Ltd., 1993, pp. 5-29.
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