Is Michelangelo a Ture Renaissance Artist?

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Was Michelangelo a true Renaissance artist? An even better question would be what made Michelangelo a true Renaissance artist? Michelangelo will always be a true Renaissance artist because his artwork showed freedom of thought and it was his own choice to paint in biblical themes because the church was no longer in control. He also showed emotion and attention to detail in his works. Michelangelo also went to the Morgues and studied the dead during his free time to get a better look at the human body and its aura.

There are many other reasons Michelangelo was a true Renaissance artist. The Statue of David, one of Michelangelo’s sculptures, was said to be the most finest and most popular nude statue anyone has ever seen. This is so because it honored the human form which was banned before, and until, the Renaissance began. When Michelangelo painted, he used soft lines to make his paintings more realistic.

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In the city of Caprese, Italy, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, the famous architect, artist, and poet was born on the date March 6th, 1475. MIchelangelo’s child...

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