Michelangelo's major live events By vardos Mar 6, 1475 Date of birth Born in Caprese, Republic of Florence 1488 Apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandaio 1490 Studied scupture at Medici Garden in Florence 1496 Moved to Rome 1499 Completed Pieta A marble sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus, located in St. Peter's Basilica 1504 Returned to Florence and created David One of his most famous works, representing the biblical hero. 1505 Commissioned by Pope to paine the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican city 1534 Settled permanently in Rome 1541 Painted The last judgement 1546 Appointed chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica 1564 Died in Rome at the age of 88