MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI

LIFE

• Born in small town of Caprese
• Born on March 6, 1475
• Was an artist/sculpture/architect
• Lived in Florence and Rome
• Died on February 18, 1564

THE PIETÀ

• Sculpted in his early 20's
• Pietà means pity/compassion
• Popular among Northern European artists
• Marble looks like real flesh/clothes
• Commissioned in 1497

STATUE OF BACCHUS

• Michelangelo visited Rome at age 21
• Commissioned by Jacopi Galli
• Blend of Bacchus and Dionysus
• Includes Faun
• Transferred to Florence in 1572

LORENZO

• When young, he studied grammar
• Teacher was humanist Lorenzo
• Lorenzo died in 1494
• Death changed Michelangelo's life

MEDICIS

• Artist/sculpture for Medicis
• Medicis expelled from Florence
• Michelangelo left for a few months

SCHOOL

• Passion was with art
• Showed no interest in school

WORDS OF WISDOM

• "When I told my father I
• Wished to be an artist, he
• Flew into a rage. 'Artists are
• Labourers, no better than
• Shoemakers."

BELIEFS

• Appreciated male beauty
• Lack of trust
• Shy
• Appreciated Rome
• Shown by sculpting Roman God

HUMANIST

• Taught by a humanist
• Appreciated male beauty
• Sculpting appreciates humans

MODERN CONNECTION

• Michelangelo lived in Rome
• Blended Greek and Roman
• With Drunk Bacchus
• Architecture/Crucifix
• Changed art forever

SOURCES

• Michelangelo-gallery.org
• smarthistory.khanacademy.org
• 100swallows.wordpress.com
• sparknotes.com
• michelangelo.com