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__**Michelangelo Buonarroti **__
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=__Sources__  = =Neil R., Bonner (2001, December 14). //Michelangelo // . Retrieved from = =(2009). //Michelangelo // . Retrieved from http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/michelangelo.html Stanely, DS (2000). //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Michelangelo // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">. HarperCollinsPublishers. = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> =Michelangelo= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.6px; line-height: 19px;"> In the little village of Caprese, 50 miles east of Florence, Italy Michelangelo di Lodovico di Lionardo di Buonarroti Simoni was born to Lodovico and Francesca Buonarroti in the early hours of March 6,1475. Seeing as his name was extremely long many people called him simply Michelangelo. When his family left for Florence, he was told to stay. In Caprese he was under the apprenticeship of Domenico Ghirlandaio. He tried to rid this apprenticeship because said that in the workshop, he was mostly self taught. He said that he was self taught because workshops often carried the reputation for treating sculpting and painting as crafts rather than Liberal Arts. In Michelangelo's apprenticeship he learned the most valuable tools for magnificent fresco painting and sculpting, to become independent and to follow his own artistic vocation. At the age of thirteen he was taken in by Lorenzo the Magnificent in the gardens of the Palazzo Medici. Here he became friends with some humanists (Marsilo Ficino) and the two younger Medici's who would both become popes (Leo X and Clement VII). While at these gardens he also acquired great knowledge for his sculpting by studying the Human Anatomy. He was given special permission to do so in exchange for a carved wooden crucifix. By the age of 16 he had already completed two famous relief sculptures which were the Battle of the Centaurs and the Madonna of the Stairs. These works started show Michelangelo's unique style and emerging talent. He then went to Bologna and then to Rome (1496) escaping from the crisis under Savonarola in Florence. In 1494 and 1495 he completed several marble statuettes for the Arca (Shrine) di San Domenico in the church of San Domenico. While in Rome he completed two new marble statues that would bring him to worldly fame: the drunken Bacchus (1496-7; Florence, Bargello), which rivaled ancient statuary and the more famous of the two, the Pieta for St. Peter's Basilica (1498-9). The Pieta is considered Michelangelo's best work in his early years. It is a beautiful sculpture of the blessed Mother holding Jesus. It depicts true emotion, showing suffering at its greatest. It has the quality of being finished which many of Michelangelo's latter works lack. Another thing is that Michelangelo had so much pride in this work that it is the only one he signed. Michelangelo then returned to Florence in 1501 after many years of political confusion upon the request of the Arte della Lana or the Wood Guild, the wealthy corporation that was in charge of decorating the cathedral. They summoned him to erect a statue of David. The still world renown colossal statue of David stands at 14.24ft tall. Believed to be one of the greatest sculptures ever, it resembles a perfect body with a distinct facial expression. It depicts David standing strong, ultimately deciding to fight Goliath. During these years Michelangelo was also commissioned to paint a mural, The Battle of Cascina for the Sala dei Cinquecento of the Palazzo Vecchio, which was never finished, and the Bruges Madonna (Bruges, Notre Dame), the beginning series o f the twelve apostles in the Cathedral which was never completed. Around that time he also painted the Doni Tondo of the Holy Family with St. John the Baptist (Florence, Uffizi) and sculpted the two tondi Madonna and Child (Florence, Bargello; London, Royal Academy). In 1505 Michelangelo was assigned to make the tomb of Julius the second. Due to money shortages he was asked to do the Sistine Chapel Ceiling first, but when Julius died in 1513 he was pressured to finish the tomb which had three magnificent sculptures: the bold patriarch Moses holding the ten commandments, the Bound Slave, and the Dying Slave (the Bound Slave and the Dying Slave were never finished). The Sistine Chapel today is loved and viewed as magnificent by the world, but initially Michelangelo didn't want to paint it stating that he liked sculpting much more. He was pressured into the job though which took many years to complete and was very demanding physically. When finished though it was instantly famous, beautifully illustrated with 300+ figures and some of the finest pictorial images and scenes of all time. Michelangelo then began on his architectural work for the Laurentian Library which was completed. Although architectural the Library embodies the same energy given to his paintings and sculptures. Between 1519 and 1594 he was commissioned to the Medici tombs. The Medici tombs are characterized in the fact that they emphasis humanity. Michelangelo named his sculptures in the tombs Dawn, Day, Dusk and Night. This was his last work in Florence when in 1534 he left the city forever to work on the Sistine Chapel once again. Behind the altar he painted the largest fresco ever, The Last Judgement. It was highly criticized and was even called heresy because of its nudity and message. In the Latter part of his life Michelangelo focused on architecture. 1538-1546 he created the marvelous architectural achievements of the Campidoglio and the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. Michelangelo's last work was Rodanini Pieta which depicted suffering. His ever continuing labor brought him to a "slow fever" which eventually killed him on February 18, 1564 at the age of 89. **[|link for works of Michelangelo]**

= SCRIPT  = **Michelangelo** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">In the village of Caprese Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6,1475. In Caprese he was taught at an early age under the apprenticeship of

Domenico Ghirlandaio. In his apprenticeship he learned to become

independent and to follow his own artistic vocation. At the age of thirteen he was taken in by Lorenzo the Magnificent to study in the gardens of the

Palazzo Medici. While at these gardens he acquired great knowledge for his sculpting by studying the Human Anatomy. He was given permission to do so

in exchange for a carved wooden crucifix. By the age of 16 he had already completed two famous relief sculptures: the Battle of the Centaurs and the

Madonna of the Stairs. These works started show Michelangelo's unique style and emerging talent. In 1494 and 1495 he completed several marble statuettes

for the Arca di San Domenico. While in Rome he completed two new marble statues that would bring him to worldly fame: the drunken Bacchus, and the

Pieta. The Pieta is considered Michelangelo's best work in his early years. It is a beautiful sculpture of the blessed Mother holding Jesus. It depicts true

emotion, showing suffering at its greatest. It has the quality of being finished, which many of Michelangelo's latter works lack. Michelangelo had so much

pride in this work that it is the only one he signed. He then returned to Florence in 1501 after many years of political confusion. He came upon the request

of the Arte della Lana. They summoned him to erect a statue of David. The still world renown colossal statue of David stands at 14.24ft tall. Believed to be

one of the greatest sculptures ever, it resembles a perfect body with a distinct facial expression. It depicts David standing strong, ultimately deciding to fight

Goliath. During these years Michelangelo was also commissioned to paint The Battle of Cascina, and the Bruges Madonna. Also around that time he painted

the Doni Tondo and sculpted the two tondi Madonna and Child. In 1505 Michelangelo was assigned to make the tomb of Julius the second. the tomb had

three magnificent sculptures: the bold patriarch Moses holding the ten commandments, the Bound Slave, and the Dying Slave. Initially Michelangelo didn't

want to paint in the Sistine Chapel stating that he liked sculpting much more. He was pressured into the job which took many years to complete and was

very demanding physically. When finished though it was instantly famous, beautifully illustrated with 300+ figures and some of the finest pictorial images

and scenes of all time. Michelangelo then began his architectural work for the Laurentian Library. Although architectural, the Library embodies the same

energy showed in his paintings and sculptures. Between 1591 and 1594 he was commissioned to the Medici tombs. The Medici tomb sculptures

are characterized in the fact that they emphasis humanity. Michelangelo named his sculptures Dawn, Day, Dusk and Night. In 1534 he painted the

largest fresco ever, The Last Judgement, behind the altar of theSistine Chapel. This work was highly criticized. From 1538-1546 he created the marvelous

architectural achievements of the Campidoglio and the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. Michelangelo's last work was Rodanini Pieta which was a beautiful

depiction of suffering. His ever continuing labor brought him to a "slow fever" which eventually killed him on February 18, 1564 at the age of 89. His

hundreds works and achievements still live on today and are some of the finest in the world.