What did Michelangelo do that was important?
Art. Plain and simple.
Michelangelo produced some of the most fascinating artworks ever. He produced the Pieta, the Statue of David, the artwork in the Sistine Chapel, and many more. Michelangelo reinvented art and cast a shadow that will last the time of the world.
What is Diego Rivera's most famous painting?
According to his biography, "Diego is perhaps best known by the public world for his 1933 mural, "Man at the Crossroads," in the lobby of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center" which was subsequently destroyed because of the portrait of Lennon. Many Americans are familiar with his painted for the California School of Fine Art (1930)with a view right in the middle of the painting of the painters behind. Many more Americans have seen his marvelous murals in the Detroit Institute of Arts. PBS presented an excellent biography in the series "American Masters". His best murals are found in the National Palace in Mexico City
Where was Michelangelo educated?
He did, however he quited as he showed no interest in his schooling, preferring to copy paintings from churches and seek the company of painters.
Hence, signing up for an apprenticeship as a painter with Domenico Ghirlandaio.
No he was a lonely human being for the most part, he was crazy for art.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni real or full name in Italian?
The longest version I have found is Michelangelo di Ludovico di Lionardo di Buonarroti Simoni. (8 words seems long enough).
Actually I found that it is: Michelangelo di Francesci di Neri di Miniato del Sera i Lodovico di Leonardo di Buonarroti Simoni
The forms depicted in Michelangelo's paintings were influenced by his prior experience as a(n)?
sculptor
What were Michelangelo's grandparents called?
Paternal grandfather, Leonardo Buonarotti; paternal grandmother Alessandra di Branaccio Brunacci; maternal grandfather Neri di Miniato del Sera; maternal grandmother Maria Bonda Rucellai. The wealthy Rucellai family was related by marriage to the Medici family.
What is Michelangelo's family background?
Michelangelo was the second oldest of five siblings.
Michelangelo's brothers were:
What was Michelangelo's style?
Michelangelo was primarily a sculptor (e.g. the David statue) during the High Renaissance, but he is also famous for his paintings in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
How did Michelangelo study human anatomy?
He was obviously interested in Art + making stuff like sculptors and statues, he was always studying about models and artists because he was one. it was easy for him, everything was easy for him, sometimes he stayed up at night for about 3 hours trying to complete his work. he was a smart little boy.x
What did Michelangelo believe in?
That is hard to know today. However, he was known to say he could see the figure inside the marble block struggling to be freed from the stone. Very interesting fact to know, especially when you look at his unfinished work, the 'Slaves'.
Some sculptures in China are dated as far back as 10,000 BC.
In Austrian and German caves sculptures have been dated to about 30,000 BC.
Michelangelo was famous as an artist in which of these areas?
I love michealangelo i did so many reports on him. He was mainly a sculptor who worked with marble and other sculptable rocks. But he is most known for his fresco paintings on plaster in the Sistine chapel in Itally. thus you get his widely unirversly known Birth of Adam with Adams hand being touched by Gods hand. He did do sketches in his early apprentenships
Donatello was a sculptor. The majority of his subject matter was religious, as the church was the major art patron of the time. Notable are his statues of David, one of carved marble and the other of cast bronze.
When did Georgia O'Keeffe make her work?
She painted several painting with petunias. Petunia No. 2 was painted in 1925.
What was Michelangelo's medium in making 'The Last judgment'?
The Last Judgment
Answer 2:
No, after this he worked on the Bibliotheca Laurenziana in Florence, and designed the cupola of St Peter's.
How was michelangelo hometown?
Michelangelo was born in Caprese on March 6, 1475 and raised in Florence
Why was Michelangelo's David criticized?
David was a perfection of the human body. This was a statement of humanism, which strongly opposed the catholic church. It showed that humans are not shameful and sinful like catholic church viewed it.
Beside art what else did michelangelo do?
He didn't do much before he became famous. He was just like any other teenager.
What did michelangelo face for his challenges?
Perhaps the hardest obstacles that he had to overcome was his father who was absolutelly against Michelangelo being an artist. During the Renaissance times the profession of artist was looked down upon. Michelangelo took many a beating from his father.