-
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in Caprece near Florence (Italy) where his father was the local magistrate.
-
Michelangelo was apprenticed to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio.He then lived in the household of Lorenzo de' Medici,the leading patreon of the arts in Florence.
-
His Pietà,a work of Renaissance sculpture housed in St. Peter's Basilica,Vatican City,made his name as an artist.A pietà is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture.
-
In Florence Michelangelo produced his 'David',a masterpiece of the Renaissance sculpture.David is a 5.17-metre (17.0 ft) marble statue of the Biblical figure David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence.
-
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.It was recognised at once as a great work of art and from then on Michelangelo was regarded as Italy's greatest living artist.
-
Shortly before his death in 1534, Pope Clement VII commissioned Michelangelo to paint a fresco of The Last Judgement on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. It is a depiction of the Second Coming of Christ and the final and eternal judgment by God of all humanity.
-
He completed more paintings,sculpted,wrote poetry,and contributed to many architectural projects during his lifetime. He died in Rome,Italy.
