He destroyed a lot of his work at the end of his life so he would be only remembered for his best art. He wanted to make sure he was know as a Master after his death. It worked!
Michelangelo hated outsiders to see his drawings because they revealed the endless effort he took to attain perfection in his art.
he was a sculptor, first and foremost, he just wanted to finish the Sistene Chapel so he could go on with his sculpting the tombstone for the Pope..
Michelangelo presented the finished product "David" to the florentinian people in 1504. It was a symbol of the Florentinian peoples newfound freedom, after the end of one ruler's term. Michelangelo died in 1564.
During the Dark Ages, life revolved around Christianity (in Europe). It would be a considered a sin to produce art such as the art Michelangelo and his peers produced. Michelangelo's sculptures in particular showed human perfection. In Medieval Ages, this would be like a comparing yourself to God. In the Renaissance, the idea of human perfection displayed in art was accepted, and marveled at. Romanesque. Artists (and architects) such as Michelangelo, were inspired of the Classical times of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Many artists incorporated mythological themes of this time into their artwork. Italian Renaissance artists perfected the Classical technique to produce a whole new, and truly amazing kind of art.
It's Canco del LLadre (a Catalan folksong) arranged for guitar by Miguel Llobet.
''art is never a never means; it is an end in itself'' by Jose Garcia Villa.
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He died
Life Art ended on 2007-04-08.
Michelangelo's motto at age 70, was "I am still learning". Education is life long.
Michelangelo presented the finished product "David" to the florentinian people in 1504. It was a symbol of the Florentinian peoples newfound freedom, after the end of one ruler's term. Michelangelo died in 1564.
It means to end life as gently as possible. Without pain or suffering. Sometimes it is called "putting to sleep"
Destroy Build Destroy ended on 2011-09-21.
Love Will Destroy Us in the End was created in 1998.
I Love You But in the End I Will Destroy You was created on 2011-01-18.
Yes, Michelangelo's last name is spelled Buonarroti. It is commonly spelled with only one "t" at the end.
During the Dark Ages, life revolved around Christianity (in Europe). It would be a considered a sin to produce art such as the art Michelangelo and his peers produced. Michelangelo's sculptures in particular showed human perfection. In Medieval Ages, this would be like a comparing yourself to God. In the Renaissance, the idea of human perfection displayed in art was accepted, and marveled at. Romanesque. Artists (and architects) such as Michelangelo, were inspired of the Classical times of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Many artists incorporated mythological themes of this time into their artwork. Italian Renaissance artists perfected the Classical technique to produce a whole new, and truly amazing kind of art.
Destroy the Runner ended in 2010.
Must Destroy ended in 2006.