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Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simon (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer.
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Who did Michelangelo make art for?
Michelangelo's vocation was sculpting. Perhaps his most famous sculpture was the David (Currently in Florence, Italy) and he is widely known for his painting the Sistine Chapel (in the Vatican, in Rome, Italy). Pope Julius II first commissioned Michelangelo to build his tomb, which was not completed and had only 1 of the 40 statues Michelangelo was to build. It was not done by the time the pope died. Before Julius II passed, though, he commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He didn't want to paint it, because he was not a painter; he was a sculptor. He did it, though. It is painted with scenes from the Old and New Testament. It was considered innapropriate and there was much discrepancy over it, because it portraied nude figures in the Pope's private chapel. The Pope did not want to take it down, so it remains today, expressing human beauty.
Later the Last Judgment was commissioned by Clement VII in the same room as the Sistine Chapel. It showed Jesus in His full glory, coming to earth to judge the living and the dead. Saints are depicted with symbols of their martyrdom, and St. Bartholomew holds Michelangelo's flayed skin. In a kind of whirlwind, the pure souls fly to heaven, while the damned souls are sent to Hell, with expressions of pure terror and fear written plainly on their faces. He also painted his "enemy" in the corner of the painting as a kind of devil. Michelangelo claims the figure is helping to judge the souls, but I personally think he was getting back at the guy.
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How would you describe the pieta by michelangelo?
This sculpture shows the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus, which has been taken down from the Cross. She looks at him with gentle grief, love, and sorrow. Her beautiful face seems to be very young. Criticized for this, Michelangelo explained that Mary in her purity would not show the effects of aging. Her body and the drapery of her gown are exaggerated in size to hold the body of Christ.
What technique was used in the last judgment?
The end of the world is happening and all the souls wil be sorted out; the holy, (I'm eleven) pulchritudinous (beautiful) souls will go to heaven; the wretched, demon, unbeleiving souls go to hell.
michelangelo's childhood experiences was horrible. He was beaten by his father. his mother died when he was only six years old. he was picked on by alot of people when he went to school. when he was home, all he would do was get yelled at and beaten so he would run away and go somewhere to design some type of picture expressing himself.
When did Michelangelo finish David?
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.
How many paintings did Michelangelo before he died?
That depends on how you look at it. Is the Sistine Ceiling one painting? It's 4000 square feet and comprised of a myriad of scenes and figures which could be considered "stand-alone" works. If the ceiling is counted as one painting then so would be the Last Judgment, the Conversion of Paul, and the Crucifixion of St. Peter. So there's 4. To that add the Doni Tondo, the London Entombment and the Manchester Madonna (although not every scholar accepts those last two).
So that would be 6 plus his early painting of the Temptation of St. Anthony. So 7.
Or you could look at it as Nearly a thousand figures or over 10,000 square feet.
What is the sculpture called that Michelangelo made?
Marble. I've read all about Michelangelo. Everything.
Who did Michelangelo most admire?
Michelangelo admired the sculpture technique of the Ancient Greeks. While he was working in Rome, he would often spend time admiring and looking at a sculpture called "Laocoön and His Sons". He thought it was genial. If you pull up an image of this sculpture you'll see why, it really is marvelous.
What famous building did michelangelo design in rome?
Not completely, but the whole ceiling and the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel (in the Vatican, Rome) were painted by Michelangelo.
In which country was the artist Michelangelo born?
Michelangelo was born in the village of Caprese, above Florence, near the town of Arezzo, in the Italian region of Tuscany, Italy.
He was born on March 6, 1475.
Where is Donatello's bronze David?
What connections did Michelangelo have to other renaissance figures of their time?
Leonardo was employed (some of them for a brief time, some of them for a long time) by the following:
Lorenzo de' Medici
Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
Cesare Borgia
Cardinal Giulio de' Medici (Cousin to Pope Leo X and who later became Pope Clement VII)
Francois I, King of France
Why did Michelangelo destroy his art at end of his life?
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!
How did Michelangelo receive his artistic training?
Lonrenzo de Magnificent, the head of Medici, discovered Michelangelo when he was only 14. They saw a sculpture he made when he was a painter's apprentice. Lorenzo invitied Michelangelo to live in the palace with him. The Medici was the most powerful family in Florence and were great patrons of art.
What is Michaelangelo's mighty statue?
Michelangelo's mighty statue was David, a 16ft and 10 inch marble statue (including base) of David before his battle with the giant goliath.
What was Michelangelo's adulthood like?
michelangelo's childhood experiences was horrible. He was beaten by his father. his mother died when he was only six years old. he was picked on by alot of people when he went to school. when he was home, all he would do was get yelled at and beaten so he would run away and go somewhere to design some type of picture expressing himself.
Did Michelangelo use chiaroscuro?
He created these techniques during the Italian Renaissance, which lasted from 1350 to 1550. He was born in 1452 and died in 1519, so sometime between 1460 and 1519.
Did Michelangelo have any diseases?
Only that he studied the body so he could produce an accurate representation of the human body. The church didn't allow for the study of the human body so his use of muscles and shape in his art could have helped the medical field better understand the body. He had to have observed a human body that was dead and drawn from what he saw.
What Renaissance characteristic does Michelangelo's Pietà exhibit?
It depicts the figures with ideal beauty and youth.
Who was the patron for Michelangelo's statue of David?
This famous work of art depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion.
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It was commissioned by the French Cardinal in Rome to decorate his tomb. But when it was finished it was considered a master piece and moved to The Chapel of the Pieta in the Vatican. I'm sorry but I can't remember the Cardinal's name.
What is wrong with Michelangelo's painting The creation of Adam?
The answer is; 1st off, he didn't paint it in the first place, Michelangelo did. 2nd, It's called the creation of Adam. 3rd, Adam has a belly button. Just thought I'd throw in a trick question for everyone to enjoy.
