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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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Did Michelangelo get paid for painting the Chapel?
How did Michelangelo effect the age of exploration or the Renaissance?
He was one of the patronized artists, and he helped to add art to and make beautiful Florence.
To what art form did Michelangelo devote most of the last 20 years of his life?
He devoted the rest of his life painting in the Sistine Chapel, commisioned by Pope Clement VII. The last part he had worked on before he died was the Last Judgement, which was the second coming of Jesus Christ to judge the fates of our souls, surrounded by preists.
Does The Pieta by Michelangelo show Individualism?
he shows mary with distinctly young features, as compared to the other artists who portrayed her as older.
Why did they think the Medici passed homosexuality to Michelangelo?
Who on earth has had such a thought?
What was michelangelos last name?
Michelangelo's last name was Buonarroti Simoni. His middle name is also the same as his Italian fathers first name, Ludovico.
Michelangelo was born on that date. He was a famous painter and sculptor.
Pietà and David are not paintings but sculptures by Michelangelo.
Is artist Judith Motzkin still living?
Artist Judith Motzkin is living and working in Cambridge MA. She has shown her work in clay, mixed media and digital art in galleries from Cambridge and Seoul. For more information and contact info, visit www.motzkin.com
What is a famous painting cf payne has done?
It depends on your definition of famous. C.F. Payne's illustrations have been seen by millions of people. For instance, his work appeared on the back cover of Reader's Digest magazine from 2003 through 2007. He's illustrated about a half dozen or so children's books (two of them written by John Lithgow). Much of his other work has been editorial illustration for some of America's most famous magazines. He regularly wins awards for these from illustration organizations.
The small temple San Pietro in Montorio, called Tempietto.
In what years did Michelangelo live?
1475 - 1564 and turned out several spectacular works if you enjoy getting correct information please dont just write what you think as an answer if you dont know something study look it up if it interests you i see incorrect answers all the time thank you
Why are Michelangelo's davids hands different sizes?
Sometimes optical illusion distorts things. Michelangelo had to make the hands in different sizes so that they would look proportioned.
The same happened with the Pieta sculpture, also by Michelangelo. The arm of Christ is much longer than an arm in real life (it would go bellow Christ's knees if he stood up) but it looks perfectly proportioned (because of optical illusion) when you look at the statue.
Who built michelangelos tomb stone?
Michelangelo's tomb was designed by Giorgio Vasari, Florentine artist.
What was the role of Pope Julius II in the life and artworks of Michelangelo?
He commissioned Michelangelo to design and build a magnificent tomb for Julius. He also commissioned him to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Those two works took up more time than anything else Michelangelo had to do.
