Because Michelangelo preferred sculpting, but Pope Julius forced him to paint.
The Pope was a very powerful man.
The Last Judgment was commissioned by Pope Clement VII who died shortly after assigning the commission to Michelangelo. His succesor, Pope Paul III made sure that Michelangelo completed it.
The powerful leader who helped Michelangelo write his study of art was Pope Julius II. He was a significant patron of the arts and commissioned several of Michelangelo's most famous works, including the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Julius II's support and influence provided Michelangelo with the resources and encouragement he needed to explore and articulate his artistic theories. Their collaboration greatly shaped the course of Renaissance art.
Most of his works were for the pope, therefore religious.
The Medici Family and Pope Julius II and Pope Leo of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pope Julius commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Pope Julius II.
Pope Julius II brought Michelangelo to the Vatican to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
The Pope was a very powerful man.
Yes, Pope Julius II was a patron. Pope Julius II was Michelangelo Buonarotti patron. Pope Julius II wanted Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the "Sistine Chaple". To be Continued........
Perhaps Michelangelo thought so at times. Somewhat unsure of his abilities as a painter, he is reported to have suspected the commission was a plot by the Papal architect Bramante to embarrass him with failure. He complained to Pope Julius II 'The place is wrong and no painter I'. The Pope often visited Michelangelo while he was working on the ceiling, and as the Pope often did he asked when Michelangelo would be finished. His answer was 'when I can' . One day the Pope was especially irritable and struck Michelangelo with his staff repeating 'when I can, when I can'. The Pope sent 500 ducats to Michelangelo as an apology and work continued.
The Last Judgment was commissioned by Pope Clement VII who died shortly after assigning the commission to Michelangelo. His succesor, Pope Paul III made sure that Michelangelo completed it.
Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Pope Julius II
Yes, he did. Or, rather, he ordered Michelangelo.
Michelangelo
the medici family and the pope of italy