Michelangelo began as a sculptor and completed many commissions for the Pope and the Medici family. When Pope Julius II asked him to paint the Sistine Chapel it was something he could not refuse. It is well known that Michelangelo complained often to the Pope that he was not a painter but a sculptor.
The ceiling paintings are about some important parts of Genesis. The creation of man is such an incident.
Michelangelo created all sorts of art, including paintings and sculptures.
There is usually one and the same answer to those questions 'Why did XXX become an artist?' Because they felt they had the talent and the urge. It is as simple as that!
Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to fill the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with paintings from the Old Testament. 'The Creation of Adam' is a detail from that ceiling.
He became an artist because that was what he wanted to do. The works of art he produced were commissioned to him, mainly by the popes.
Fresco paint.
sculpting he even signed letter michelangelo the sculptor
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of Sistine
The Battle of Hercules and the Centaurs
Because he was commissioned to do so.
What inspired Michelangelo to become an artist/
Michelangelo did not paint her. He never visited Spain, she never visited Italy.
Fresco paint.
Paint
what is michelangelo favorite place to go and paint
sculpting he even signed letter michelangelo the sculptor
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of Sistine
No, Michelangelo did.
He never did.
the efficial tower
Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
In order to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo spent years lying on his back on scaffolding.