2. General information Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni(6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564) the best-documented artist of the 16th century Caprese, Italy Sculptor, architect, poet and engineer High Renaissance
3. Interesting facts Divine 18 February, 1564 – Galileo and W.Shakespeare were born Is concidered to be one of the greatest masters in the history of European art His father hoped he would be a businessman or a merchant(kaupmees), when Michelangelo told him he’d wish to be an artist, hes father raged and said : ‘artist are laborers, no better than shoemakers.’
5. Michelangelo’s Views on Painting “The more painting resembles sculpture, the better I like it, the more sculpture resembles painting, the worse I like it”. -1547 On Portraiture: …”flattery of idle curiosity and of the imperfect illusions of the senses”. On the Sistine Ceiling:…”this is not my profession. I am wasting my time, and all for nothing. May God help me!”
10. Personality No social life Barely ate and drinked, lived like a homeless person Obsessed with perfection Thought everyone were his enemies ( da Vinci, Raffaele ) Creative ( transporting marble;‘David’;dome )
11. Michelangelo and literature Poems to his boyfriend La carne terra, e qui l'ossa mia, privede' lor begli occhi, e del leggiadro aspettofan fede a quel ch'i' fu grazia nel letto,che abbracciava, e' n che l'anima vive The flesh now earth, and here my bones,Bereft of handsome eyes, and jaunty air,Still loyal are to him I joyed in bed,Whom I embraced, in whom my soul now lives. Biographies – selfish statements claiming he did everything by himself
12. Used literature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/michelangelo.html http://www.personal.psu.edu/jmf267/Assignment%204.html http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/m/michelan/biograph.html http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-divine-michelangelo/
