Michelangelo By buonarrotimichelangelo Jun 3, 1475 Michelangelo birth 1488 He was apprenticed to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio 1496 Michelangelo travelled to Rome 1497 He created his 'Peta' Period: 1501 to 1504 He produced his 'David' in Florence 1505 Pope Julius II summoned Michelangelo back to Rome and commissioned him to design Julius' own tomb Period: 1508 to 1512 The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican 1534 He was commissioned to paint The last jugment 1546 He became increasingly active as an architect Feb 18, 1564 He died in Rome