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• Renaissance

Michelangelo

• Italian Artist 1475 – 1564 • Mediums: sculpture, fresco, architecture, poetry • Significant artwork:

Pieta

c. 1500 marble life size sculpture of Mary mourning over the body of Christ. St. Pete’s, Rome, Italy

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Italy 1508-1512. Fresco. The Vatican, Rome, •

David

1501-1504.

18’ high marble. Florence, Italy •

Moses

. 1513-1515.

Approximately 8’high marble. San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Italy.

• Michelangelo was a prolific artist, with a celebrated Italian temper. It is said that he received a broken nose during his apprenticeship, resulting from an argument with his mentor.

• Italy was flourishing under the leadership of Lorenzo Medici, who began a rebirth of the arts called the Renaissance. Lorenzo was Michelangelo’s patron and allowed him to create. Another supporter of Michelangelo was Pope Julius II who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel and also design his tomb.

Michelangelo

Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Michelangelo

(Ceiling) Sistine Chapel 1508-1512 Fresco The Vatican, Rome, Italy

Michelangelo

In one of the panels on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is the Creation of Man.

Michelangelo

More from the Sistine Chapel

David

1501-1504.

18’ high marble Florence, Italy

Michelangelo

David

Pieta

c. 1500 marble life size sculpture of Mary mourning over the body of Christ. St. Pete’s, Rome, Italy

Michelangelo

Moses

.

1513-1515.

Approximately 8’high marble.

San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Italy.

Michelangelo

Moses