4th+Period+-+Michelangelo

=4th Period - Michelangelo= By: Sawyer S. Date of birth: March 6, 1475

Location of birth: Caprese, Italy

Parents’ names: Ludovici Di Leonardo Di Buonarroti

Family background: Michelangelo was born in a family that has had several generations belonged to miner nobillity in Florence.By the time Michelangelo their family lost it's status. His father had only occasional government jobs. But a few months later his family returned for a permenent place in Florence.

Date of death: February 18, 1564

Location of death/grave: rome

Education: Michelangelo had a brief education before he became an apprentice to one of the most popular painters in Florence, Vomenico Ghirlandajo. Michelangelo started out painting but he liked sculpting more. He is most famous for his sculpting.

Career: For most his life Michelangelo has a sculpter and painter. One of his most famous sculptures is David. It was a beautiful statue of a nude man witch is located in the Piazza Della Signoria. Michelangelo loved sculpting but he did paint very good. He painted the inside roof of the Sinistine chapel witch took four years.

Legacy: Michelangelo is famous for painting and sculpting. He sculpted such famous as David and The Thinker. Also he painted the inside roof of the Sinistine Chapel. All of these are here to see today.

Additional/Interesting information: Michelangelo took on projects way to for him. Like he accepted a job in 1505 to make 40 marble statues then unsuccessfully ended the project in 1545, 40 years later. Michelangelo was very picky. It would take him a month to pick out just one stone block for a sculpture. His earliest sculptuer recovered was made by him at age 16. Michelangelo started painting and sculpting around the young age of just 13.

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