MICHELANGELO DI LODOVICO BUONARROTI SIMON

MAJOR ACHEVEMENTS

• One of his most known was when he painted the Sistine Chapels ceiling.
• As in the background he just painted religious people and gods.
• Another famous one was the pieto and David.
• These are nude sculptures of men.
• He was the firs one to sign his artwork.

ABOUT HIM AS A PERSON

• He was named roman-catholic but he was not strong in it.
• He was arrogant with others and saw art originating from inner inspiration
• He believed that every stone had a sculptor within it.
• Over life sized statue of a wine god
• Others- Bacchus, faffaele, riario.

HIS BELIEFS FEELINGS OR IDEAS

• He believed in humanism.
• He showed humanism in his work by bringing life to it.
• He also enjoyed life on earth.
• He is Italian.
• Said to be Roman Catholic but not strong in it.

QUOTES

• "Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I accomplish."
• "If you knew how much work went into it you wouldn't call it genius"
• "Patients is internal genius"
• All from Michelangelo.

FUN FACTS

WHAT WE STILL USE TODAY

• He was the first one to sign his artwork and we still use it today

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• nndb.com
• Biography.com
• Goodreads.com
• michelangelo-gallery.org

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