MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI

MICHELANGELO'S MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
• He created the "Pieta"and "The Statue Of David" before he was 30.
• "The Last Judgment" is on the altar wall of the Sistine chapel.
• He composed over 300 pieces of poetry during his life.
• The "Pieta" is the only artwork he ever signed.

MICHELANGELO'S BELIEFS AND FEELINGS

• He described himself as being "of very noble lineage."
• During the 1489's he decided he would devote himself to sculpting.
• He was very gentle and generous.
• He was attentive and suportive of his father and brothers.
• At the age of 17 he started to dissect corpses at the church graveyard.

MICHELANGELOS BELIEFES

• He believed in God.
• He used art to connect to God.

MICHELANGELO QUOTES

• "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free"
• "A man paints with his brains and not with his hands"
• "Genius is eternal patience"

MICHELANGELO FACTS

• He was born on March 6th, 1475
• He was born in Capresse near Florence in Italy.
• Later he moved to bologna and also did jobs in Rome.

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