Michelangelo was born in 1475 in Italy and died in 1564. He was taught sculpture by Ghirlandaio and attended a special sculpture school founded by Lorenzo de' Medici. Michelangelo is renowned for his sculptures of David and his paintings in the Sistine Chapel in Rome. He used innovative techniques like proportion, contrast, shading, and atmospheric perspective that showed a new level of realism in his works.

1. Michelangelo By MWL and LPH

2. Biographical Information Born on March 6th, 1475 in Caprese, Italy; and died on February 18th, 1564 in Rome, Italy When Michelangelo was born his mother was unable to care for him so lived with a family of stonecutters As a boy Michelangelo was taught by his master, Ghirlandaio (popular artist in Florence) Ghirlandaio taught Michelangelo the skill of fresco painting At the age of 16 Michelangelo attended a special school for the study of sculpture founded by Lorenzo de’ Medici

3. Detailed Information for David and The Sistine Chapel The statue of David was created from 1501-1504 and was made for the Florentines Michelangelo represented David before the fight with Goliath Michelangelo took 4 years to paint the Sistine chapel Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine chapel Was originally supposed to only paint the 12 disciples, but then went forward and painted greater meanings, such as humankind's need for a promise with God

4. Unique Techniques used in David Michelangelo used proportion in David from his knowledge of anatomy As shown in David the muscular body, veins, ribs, and even the texture of the kneecap are visible because Michelangelo was educated on anatomy (study of the structure of organisms) Michelangelo also shows contrast in David David’s hair is wavy and his skin is smooth, as well as David’s wrinkles on his face and the veins in his hands contrast against David’s smooth body http://www.manlyrash.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/michelangelo-sculptures-11.jpg

5. Unique Techniques used in The Sistine Chapel Michelangelo used shading shown through the muscles on the people of The Sistine Chapel Michelangelo used atmospheric perspective- He used depth in the backgrounds of the scenes he painted for the walls http://www.vailsymposium.org/Images/2008Summer/sistine-chapel.jpg

6. Michelangelo’s contribution to the Renaissance Michelangelo’s main contribution to the Renaissance was through his work of humanism and nature he introduced new techniques of proportion, contrast, shading, and atmospheric perspective http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/michelangelo-biography-2.jpg

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