1. Michelangelo was the most famous artist of the
Italian Renaissance, and one of the greatest
artists of all time. He considered himself a
sculptor, primarily, he is well known for the
murals he painted. He was also an architect and
an amateur poet.
He began to show interest in art and drawing
by the age of ten, and became an apprentice
by age 12. When Michelangelo was 13 he was
set to be an artist
As he grew older, Michelangelo became
interested in the male nude. Most of his
paintings included pictures of nude males..
1475 - 1564

2. Michelangelo’s most famous mural was the Sistine Chapel which he began painting at
1508 and was completed in 1512. In the beginning, Michelangelo was to paint twelve
pictures of the apostles around the outside of the ceiling. Instead Michelangelo made
another suggestion which he thought would make his mural look really effective. He
used the central area of the ceiling to paint the history of the Old Testament. It
included over 300 figures. Below is a picture of the ceiling – Sistine Chapel