Michelangelo

When I think of Michelangelo, I think Renaissance Man. Born March 6, 1475 in Caprese, Italy Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was a leader in the Italian Renaissance. Everyone, whether you realize it or not, has seen works of Michelangelo. He was, even in his own time, renowned as a sculptor and painter. I would have to say the Pieta sculpture (1499) is my favorite. What is even more amazing to me is that Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael lived in the same time, in the same country! Fellow artists, rivals, incredible geniuses. Their gifts as artists, their influence on art and the world, are unequaled.


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Michelangelo Buonarroti’s career spanned almost seven decades, during which time he was instrumental in the development of an art style that represents the pinnacle of the Italian High Renaissance. His unrivaled genius, violent temper, and singular determination to pursue his art meant that he often worked alone, undertaking great feats of physical and intellectual endurance. Michelangelo is the archetypal brooding artist, the romantic symbol of the creative spirit tortured by his own internal demons and antagonized by his influential patrons. As an architect he designed the dome of St. Peter’s in the Vatican. As a sculptor he produced figures of unimaginable quality. As a painter he single-handedly undertook the decoration of the Sistine chapel's ceiling. Works featured in this program include David, Frescoes, Sistine Chapel, Bacchus, Pieta, Dying and Rebellious Slaves, and The Last Judgement. Watch below:

Also check, Michelangelo's Biography from Credo Reference Database