Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

• Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , better known as Michelangelo , was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet . He is considered one of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance.

• Born in Florence, after the death of his mother, he lived in a family of stonemasons from the age of six. Michelangelo never paid attention at school and showed interest in painting.

• The creative biography of the sculptor began at the age of 16. It was then that he became the creator of two sculptures – "Madonna at the Stairs" and "Battle of the Centaurs" . These first works proved to everyone that Michelangelo has an unusual gift, and that success awaits him in the future.

• Two of his first most important works that made him famous were the statues are

"Pieta" and "David"

• In 1505, Pope Julius II asked Michelangelo to design his tomb, which he had been working on for four decades.
• This tomb included about 40 life-size statues. He worked on the project for the next 40 years.

Tomb of Pope Julius II

The Sistine Chapel

• In 1508, Buonarroti was invited to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
• Michelangelo completed this work in record time , and completely without assistants : as much as 4 years.
• He painted almost 600 square meters .

•   Later, the artist said that this work ruined his health. At 37, he felt like an old man. From hard work, his eyes almost stopped seeing.

• He died after a brief illness on February 18, in 1564, at his home in Rome. He was 88 years old at the time of his death.

• Michelangelo was the greatest artist of his time and his name has become synonymous with the best of the Italian Renaissance.