many great Renaissance artists such as Leonardo‚ Raphael‚ Michelangelo‚ Donatello‚ and many others but the greatest of these is Michelangelo. He was great at painting‚ sculpting‚ architecture‚ and poetry. He also had famous sculptures and paintings. The first reason why Michelangelo is the greatest Renaissance artist is that he was great at many things. In the Michelangelo DBQ it states‚ “painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ and poet Michelangelo was was a master of them all.” This shows his individualism
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Michelangelo was considered to be one of the most inspired artist in the history of art. Not only was he a talented artist‚ he was also a sculptor‚ architect‚ and a poet. Through his creativity and intellect‚ he employed an astounding amount of influence on his contemporaries and western art. Michelangelo was truly a Renaissance man who manifest unbelievable abilities and visions throughout his artwork that presented humanity within its natural state of intense beauty. Italian artist‚ born
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Jennifer Walsh Block 2 12/21/11 Michelangelo [pic] One spring day in 1475‚ a baby boy named Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarotti Simoni was born to Ludovico Buonarotti‚ a governor of a village in Italy‚ in Caprese‚ which was part of Florentine territory. His mother died when he was young‚ and he spent his early adolescence with his father and brothers. At age thirteen‚ he spent a year of his life with Domenico Ghirlandaio in Florence‚ painting‚ sketching‚ and studying art
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Michelangelo’s process of sculpting was very unique compared to the other artists of the Renaissance era. Some say that his greatest accomplishment was his statue of David which soars an astonishing 17 ft. Michelangelo took on this 4 year project‚ 1500-1504‚ at the age of 26. In the Renaissance time period‚ it was common for sculptors to make their works from many pieces such as carving the body from one piece of stone then the arms‚ legs and head from smaller ones. This was largely due to the veins
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Pieta by Michelangelo Buonarroti The Pieta is arguably one of the most famous and best Renaissance sculptures that renowned artist Michelangelo Buonarroti has ever created. Maybe Michelangelo would agree since this is the only piece he has signed. This elegant sculpture depicts the lifeless body of Jesus lying on his mother Mary’s lap after his crucifixion. Carving out stone is not an easy task. Michelangelo obviously paid close attention to detail on the Pieta‚ leaving many to wonder about the
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Michelangelo Buonarroti has come to be known as the greatest artist of his time‚ and one of the all time greats for sure. Albeit unlike other artists of his time he was recognized for his greatness while he was alive. He was also torn between his patronage‚ of the Medici family in Florence‚ and the Catholic church in Rome. He was born in 1475 and died in 1564 a ripe age of 88 or 89 years old. Michelangelo is also attributed with development in Mannerism. Mannerism emerged in 1520‚ about 40 years
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) was born on March 6‚ 1475‚ in Caprese‚ Italy. His father worked for the Florentine government‚ and shortly after he was born his family returned to Florence‚ the city Michelangelo would always call his true home. His mother past away when he was 6‚ and at first his father did not approve of his son’s interest in art as a career. At 13‚ Michelangelo was apprenticed to painter Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ mainly known for his murals. A year
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Michelangelo: The Sistine Chapel The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City. It is one of the most famous and memorable pieces of art in the history of art. This beautiful piece of art history took a little over four years to complete. He started this project in July of 1508 and finished in October of 1512. Pope Julius II had requested Michelangelo paint the ceiling in the chapel. The Pope was strong-minded that Rome should be renovated to show its prior exaltation
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Michelangelo: Biography of a Talented Artist During the dates 1475-1564 there were many famous painters working all around the world. One of which was Michelangelo. He painted and sculpted many famous items that are still talked about today. Michelangelo led a very busy life‚ as of which you will be reading about today. Michelangelo was born in 1475 in a small village of Caprese near Arezzo At the age of 13 Michelangelo’s father Ludovico Buonarroti placed Michelangelo in the workshop of the painter
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Michelangelo completed the Sistine Chapel on a curved ceiling by standing on a unique scaffolding system which was a wooden platform high up on the walls of the chapel. It was strong enough to hold workers and materials. He would’ve had to bend backwards and maybe sometimes lay on the platform in awkward positions‚ painting over his head. The structure of the composition is that Michelangelo has used fine details in his use of images for ‘Creation of Adam’‚ ‘The Last Judgement’ and all the angels
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