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Michelangelo was born on March 6th, 1475. He was born in Florence, Italy. He was born in a town called Caprese
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Michelangelo's mother passed away in 1481. When she passed away, Michelangelo was only six years old. He was left to live with his father who lived on the income from his land and a few official appointments.
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Michelangelo was apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandaio. At the time, Domenico Ghirlandaio was the most fashionable painter in Florence. He was apprenticed when he was only 13.
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Michelangelo created his earliest sculpture. The sculpture he had made was a stone relief. The stone relief structure was exacuted when he was about 17 years old.
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Lorenzo de' Medici had died in 1942. Soon after, Medici fell from power. Michelangelo fled from Florence to Bologna.
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James IV of Scotland invaded Northumberland. He invaded Northumberland in 1946. The reason of this was to support Perkin Warbeck.
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Juses College, located in Cambridge was founded. It was founded by John Alcock. John Alcock founded the college in 1496.
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Marino Sanudo started writing a diary in !496. The diary was written about Venetian life. The diary was also written about venetian politics.
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Romano Pane was a monk who was the first to describe the tobacco plant. He also accompanied Columbus on his trip. Romano pane described the tobacco plant in1496.
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In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed through the ocean around the world. In 1496, Columbus returned from his second voyage. His second voyage lasted 2 years and 8.5 months.
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IN 1496, Henry VII Commissioned the Venetian navigator. The Venetian navigator was a voyage that John Cobat and his son Sebastion went on. On this voyage, the two men discovered a new trade route to Asia.
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Michelangelo was assigned to a banker in 1498. Under this banker, came Michelangelo's first important commission. This important commission is called the Pieta, and is now located in St. Peter's.
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In 1501, Michelangelo returned to Florence, italy, from Bologna. Many people recognized him when he had returned. H was known as the most talented sculptor of central Italy.
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In 1505, Michelangelo started Pope Julius iI's tomb. The tomb contained forty life size statues. it took him forty years to sculpt. Michelangelo complained that creating this piece stole his youth.
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In 1508, Michelangelo was ordered to paint the celing of the Chief Vatican Chapel. He was ordered to by Julius. Another name for the Chief Vatican Chapel is the Sistine.
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Michelangelo died on Februray 20th, in 1564. He died before he had the chance to finish the dome at the top of St. Peter's Basilica. Since he wasnt around to finish it, another architect had to finish the dome for him.