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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, and architect. He is famous for creating the fresco ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, one of the most amazing works in all of Western art, as well as the Last Judgment over the altar, and "The Martyrdom of St. Peter" and "The Conversion of St. Paul" in the Vatican's Cappella Paolina; among his many sculptures are those of the Pieta and David, all inspiring works of art, and designs in architect such as the dome of St. Peter's Basilica.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6, 1475 near Arezzo, in Caprese, Tuscany, and Italy. His father, Lodovico, was the resident magistrate in Caprese; Michelangelo's mother Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena died when he was six. Although born in Caprese, The family moved back to Florence before Michelangelo was one month old. Michelangelo’s father was not supportive of his love for art. He saw it as a labor job, which was for the low class of society.(Michelangelo) At the age of twelve he lived with a sculptor and his wife in the town of Settignano. It is said that this sculptor began to be jealous of Michelangelo’s talent and refused to have him as his apprentice. Against his father's wishes, Michelangelo chose to be the apprentice of Domenico Ghirlandaio for three years starting in 1488. Impressed, Domenico recommended him to the ruler of Florence, Lorenzo de' Medici. From 1490 to 1492, Michelangelo attended Lorenzo's school and was influenced by many well-known people who modified and expanded his ideas on art and even his feelings about sexuality. It was during this period that Michelangelo created two reliefs: Battle of the Centaurs and
Madonna of the Steps.(Farley ,Lafort)
After the death of Lorenzo, Florence ruler in 1492, Piero de' Medici the new head of the Medici family, which was Lorenzo's oldest son, refused to support Michelangelo's artwork. Because of this, Michelangelo decided to...
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