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Michelangelo was born in Caprese near Florene,where his father was the local magistrate. -
He was apprenticed to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio -
His Pieta was his biggest success at the time! -
He produced his David in Florence
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Pope Julius II summoned Michelangelo back to Rome and commissioned him to design Julius' own tomb.Due to quarrels between Julius and Michelangelo, and the many other demands on the artist's time ,the project was never completed,although Michelangelo did produce a sculpture of Moses for the tomb. -
Michelangelo's next major commission was the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican (1508-1512). It was recognised at once as a great work of art and from then on Michelangelo was regarded as Italy's greatest living artist. -
The Last Judgment was painted on the altar war wall of the Sistine Chapel (1537-1541) -
He died in Rome