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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.
831 Questions
What is so special about the Pieta a marble sculpture of Jesus?
If you had seen it you would know that it is special.
What did lorenzo do when he met michelangelo?
He invited him to join the school for sculptors he sponsored. He also had Michelangelo come and live in his house with the Medici family.
Is michelangelo galileos brother?
Michelangelo and Galileo were not brothers. Galileo was born only 3 days from the day that Michelangelo died.
What age did Michelangelo sculpt Pieta?
Michelangelo was 23 years old when he sculpted his Pieta.
He was only 24 years old according to Wikipedia
Who composed the guitar music at the end of Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger?
It's Canco del LLadre (a Catalan folksong) arranged for guitar by Miguel Llobet.
Michelangelo's painting of Moses?
No, the sculpture of Moses on what was meant to be the tomb of Pope Julius II.
The full name of the Italian engineer and artist is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni.
No Michelangelo was not married...in fact most historians believe he was homosexual.
using mechanical reproduction to question the nature of art and artistic creation itself.
Which of these was not one of the works Michelangelo produced to adorn the Sistine chapel-?
Michelangelo's Doni Tondo is a painting that was not produced to adorn the Sistine chapel.
Where is Michelangelo's sculpture Moses today?
Its in the church San Pietro in Vincoli near the Colosseum
What did Michelangelo do with the full-sized cartoons for the ceiling?
Michelangelo did not use cartoons for this work. This was very unusual.
What was Michelangelo's favorite food?
Michelangelo's favorite food would most likely be some old Italian dish. Perhaps a pasta with rolls?
it was sausage and egg rolls with a side of bacon
Why did Medici supporters hurl stones at Michelangelo's David as it was moved through the streets?
I can find no information that this sculpture was ever attacked.
Which was the most famous painting to have been painted by an artist while lying on his back?
When Michelangelo pained the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he may have been lying on his back. But some experts maintain he was sitting or even standing up.
Why did Michelangelo not like realistic art?
But he did. He painted a few, but most of his career was filled with commissions from Julius and the Medicis, who wanted other kinds of artwork.
In which century was the artist Michelangelo born?
He was born in 1475, which is in the 15th century.
Was Michelangelo most responsible for spreading the ideas of the Renaissance beyond Italy?
Spreading the Renaissance ideas was not the work of one man. Leonardo da Vinci was at least as well known as Michelangelo, and Renaissance ideas also comprised literature, poetry, philosophy, etc.
