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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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What inspired Michelangelo to be an art?
his father?
His father actually had nothing to do with his inspiring to be an artist. Michelangelo's father was actually extremely upset by his sons decision, which is why he sent Michelangelo to live with a stone worker's family after his wife's death. It was more of Michelangelo's nature and artistic ability that eventually led his decision to become a full fledged artist.
How much was the 'Pieta' worth?
It is not possible to assess the value of a work of art until it is up for sale.
What does vasari claim about michelangelo's skill?
Vasari claims right from the first sentence that Michelangelo was a gift from God, sent to Earth to straighten out human art. He calls him "divine" and says that, for instance, if you've seen the "David" you see to see no other work of sculpture.
He says that God sent "to earth a genius universal in each art, to show single-handed the perfection of line and shadow, and who should give relief to his paintings, show a sound judgment in sculpture, and in architecture should render habitations convenient, safe, healthy, pleasant, well-proportioned, and enriched with various ornaments. He further endowed him with true moral philosophy and a sweet poetic spirit, so that the world should marvel at the singular eminence of his life and works and all his actions, seeming rather divine than earthy."
Basically he says no one came even approach M's skill and that he is the apex of human creativity.
yes; he painted pictures of the real looking human beings; hence the name realism, "real"
Clothes were added to the figures.
Did michelangelo paint portraits landscapes and abstacts?
Michelangelo created all three, within his realm. He created scenes.
Who was michelangelo's mentor?
Gian Giacomo de' Caprotti, also called Salai, was the most famous.
Also Francesco Melzi.
When Leonardo died, he left his all his paintings that were in his possession (including the Mona Lisa) to Salai and all of his precious notebooks to Melzi.
Salai is the model for Leonardo's painitng of St John the Baptist. Do a search for the image if you'd like to know what he looked like.
Look at Michelangelo's Creation of Adam. What makes this painting typical of Michelangelo's work?
The CORRECT ANSWER IS "it shows anatomical features in detail"
Michaelangelo created all what works EXCEPT?
The question asks about the "following". In such circumstances would it be too much to expect that you make sure that there is something that is following?
Why might someone start seeing the clouds in the sky as Michelangelo's art?
When human beings bring new experiences to the ordinary, the following are possiblities 1- They are creative 2- They are under the influence of some chemical that alters their perception 3- They are experiencing a psychological upheaval or re-organization: eg. in affective experiences (that do not necessarily have to be an illness at all) or in an epilepsy (hightened brain activity especially in temporal lobe) It is thus important to know 1- How the long the experiences lasts, its frequency and the association with substance use if any 2- The apptitude of the person: go for an assessment of creativity: this person maybe very gifted 3- An EEG maybe of use: An EEG is an Electroenchapologram: it portrays electric brain acitivity. Having said all this, it is important to stay human, capable of creativity and experiencing what we all pass by without noticing as meaningful and a source of joy. So: 1- If this is a short episode of hypomania: enjoy it, learn to make use of it, and anticipate it when it comes 2- If the EEG reveals hightened activity, this does not automatically mean it is pathological: 25% of people have an abnormal EEG without any manifestations. Take care
What did Michelangelo's mother want him to be when he grew up?
Michelangelo's mother died when he was only six years old. Perhaps she wanted him to be a banker like his father, but no one really knows.
His father sent him to school at an early age to study grammar, but Michelangelo showed no interest in it and preferred painting and drawing. His father did support him, however, and got him an apprenticeship with a respected painter when he was only thirteen years old.
Michaelangelo was never married and he had no children. He was homosexual.
What were the circumstances of Hammergren's life?
grew up in a tiny community in Minnesota in a family to which he attributed his strong moral and ethical values as well as his knowledge of business. His father, a traveling salesman in the healthcare business
In antiquity there were many scultures made of Marsyas. Recently, Anish Kapoor's sculpture for the Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London, is called Marsyas.
They used the nude as a subject matter, depicting its beauty and strength.
How did Pope Julius II achievements changed the world?
He forced Michelangelo to paint instead of sculpting, and made Michelangelo study nature and science for most of his life.
