Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni
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Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6, 1475 in the Tuscan town of Caprese, which is located near Arezzo. His family was native to Florence, his father part of the Florentine government, therefore they returned to the city within a few weeks of his birth.
Florence during the Renaissance period was a vibrant arts center, an opportune locale for Michelangelo’s innate talents to develop and flourish. His mother died when he was 6. Florence seemed to be a perfect city to raise a child with such artistic ambition. Michelangelo began to show an interest in art and drawing by the age of ten, and became an apprentice by age 12. At the young age of 13, Michelangelo was set to be an artist. He persuaded his father to allow him to leave his grammar school and become an apprentice to the artist Domenico Ghirlandaio. Ghirlandaio was known as one of the most successful Florentine Renaissance fresco painters of this time. After about one year of learning the art of fresco, Michelangelo went on to study at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens. There Michelangelo's skill attracted the personal attention of Lorenzo de' Medici, The Magnificent, who was effective ruler of Florence at the time. He was so impressed by a statue that Michelangelo was carving that he invited him to live in the Medici household.
During his stay in the palace, Michelangelo learned from and was inspired by the scholars and writers of Lorenzo’s acquaintances. His later work would forever be influenced by what he learned about philosophy and politics throughout those years. While staying in the Medici home, he refined his technique under the guidance of Bertoldo di Giovanni, keeper of Lorenzo’s collection of ancient Roman sculptures and a sculp...
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In this essay, the author
- Explains james cleough's the medici: a tale of fifteen generations.
- Explains that michelangelo di ludovico buonarroti simoni was born on march 6, 1475 in the tuscan town of caprese, which is located near arezzo.
- Explains how the medici family emigrated from cafaggiolo to florence in the 12th century. they were friends of the common people and prospered in commerce and commerce.
- Describes helden, al van, the galileo project, and hibbert, christopher. the rise and fall of the medici.
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- Explains that michelangelo buonarroti was born on march 6, 1475, lived almost a century, and died on february 18, 1564. the renaissance saw dramatic reforms in all aspects of life and culture.
- Explains that michelangelo was born at caprese, in tuscany, and was the second of five sons of lodovico di leonardo and francesca buonarroti.
- Narrates how michelangelo moved to florence at the age of 13 and began working as an assistant to domenico ghirlandaio, who had recently started work on florence's santa maria novella church.
- Explains that michelangelo was in contact with the most brilliant thinkers, artists, and writers of his day through his association with lorenzo's court.
- Explains that michelangelo first heard savonarola preach in 1492, the year his first patron, lorenzo de' medici, died. the monk's sermons and his violent death had a lifelong effect on the artist and many of his works.
- Describes how martindale spent five years in rome, creating some of his best-known works, including bacchus.
- Analyzes how michelangelo created the pieta, a masterpiece of sculpture that could not be further removed in content from the witty bacchus.
- Explains that michelangelo's command of anatomy is superb; every muscle is defined, every movement understood by the artist.
- Describes how michelangelo's creation changed florentine law and became the first naked statue to be allowed on public display since classical times.
- Analyzes how the pope's power forbade michelangelo to leave rome, even though he was unable to begin working on the tomb.
- Explains how julius gave michelangelo a new commission to fresco the sistine chapel's ceiling. the frustrated artist looked to ghirlandaio for assistance with the technique.
- Analyzes how michelangelo's relationship with the medici family remained strong and pope leo kept the association going to prevent him from working on the della rovere tomb.
- Explains how leo x's reign was liberating to michelangelo. he was back in florence, free to live where he chose, and still undertakes prestigious projects for the new pope.
- Explains that michelangelo made his home in florence from 1515 until 1534, during which time the city suffered massive upheavals. he was a fervent supporter of the republic.
- Analyzes how michelangelo used his art as a medium to express his opinions of people. the crude round shape in which the figure's foot rests may have been intended as an unfinished head of goliath.
- Narrates how michelangelo fell in love with tommaso de' cavalieri in 1532 and settled in rome. the two men remained close until his death.
- Analyzes how michelangelo's friendship with victoria colonna, a deeply religious woman, was influenced by the work of dante alighieri.
- Explains that michelangelo's time in rome was filled with commissions, including finishing the long-term project of the tomb of pope julius ii.
- Opines that michelangelo's works are an intimate insight into the superb mind of a remarkable man.
- Explains that michelangelo lived for almost 89 years, an unusually long lifespan for a man of his era. he was forced to leave rome due to the threat of invasion by spain.
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- Explains that michelangelo's first sculptures were made when he was around age 16 — the battle of the centaurs and madonna of stairs.
- Narrates how michelangelo was hired to make a roman god sculpture, bacchus. the original customer was not happy with the piece, but jacopo galli purchased it.
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- Narrates how michelangelo returned to florence in 1501 and was hired to make a sculpture of david from marble. he finished the sculpture, which consisted of the biblical hero david with his slingshot
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608 wordsRead More - Michelangeloexplanatory essayMichelangelo lived from 1475-1564. He was arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art. As a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he had a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and on following Western art in general. Michelangelo’s father, a Florentine official named Ludovico Buonarroti with connections to the ruling Medici family, placed his 13-year-old son in the workshop of the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. After about two years, Michelangelo studied at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens and shortly thereafter was invited into the household of Lorenzo de’ Medici. He became acquainted with such humanists as Marsilio Ficino and the poet Politian, who were frequent visitors. Michelangelo produced at least two sculptures by the time he was 16 years old, the Battle of the Centaurs and the Madonna of the Stairs. This shows that he had achieved a personal style at a very early age. His patron Lorenzo died in 1492, two years later Michelangelo fled Florence, when the Medici family was temporarily expelled. He settled for a time in Bologna where he sculpted several marble statuettes.
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- Describes michelangelo as one of the most inspired creators in the history of art. his father, a florentine official named ludovico buonarroti, placed his 13-year-old son in ghirlandaio's workshop.
- Explains that michelangelo went to rome to look at classical statues and ruins, where he sculpted bacchus, and the marble pietà.
- Explains that michelangelo's most famous sculpture, david, became the symbol of florence and was placed in the piazza della signoria in front of the palazzo vecchio.
- Explains that michelangelo was called to rome by pope julius ii in 1505 for two jobs. the most important one was for the painting of the sistine chapel ceiling.
- Explains that michelangelo was a friend of princes and popes, from lorenzo de medici to leo x, clement viii, and pius iii. he expressed his view of himself and the world even more directly in his poetry than in the other arts.
- Explains that the dome for saint peter's became the symbol of authority and the model for domes all over the western world; the majority of state capitol buildings in the united states, as well as the capitol in washington, d.c., are derived from it.
586 wordsRead More - Essay On Michelangeloexplanatory essayAn architect, poet, sculptor, and painter are some of the terms that define Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Michelangelo was one the of the most influential artists of his generation. He was born in Caprese, Italy on March 6, 1475 and died in Rome on February 18, 1564. Michelangelo’s early life and work consisted of him becoming an apprentice to Domenico Ghirlandaio, a painter in Florence, at the age of 13, after his father knew that he had no interest in the family business. The painter then moves on and joins Lorenzo de’ Medici’s household, where he learns and studies with the painters and sculptors that lived under the Medici roof. As a sculptor Michelangelo carved magnificent statues, he was invited to Rome
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- Explains that michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni was one of the most influential artists of his generation. he was an apprentice to domenico ghirlandaio, a painter in florence.
- Describes how michelangelo painted the sistine chapel ceiling in 1509, which was a major breakthrough in artistry during his time.
- Describes gilbert, creighton e., “michelangelo” encyclopaedia britannica, inc.
- Explains that michelangelo biography.com is the website of a&e television networks.
773 wordsRead More - Money and the Recovery of Renaissance Florenceanalytical essayHale, J. R. Florence and the Medici: The Patrons of Control. New York: Thames and Hudson, Inc., 1977.
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- Compares the distribution of wealth in florentine in 1992 with that in the united states today.
- Explains how florence's new buildings needed decorations, furniture, fixtures, and other extra goods to beautify it. the medici family took advantage of this need and started a banking business.
- Analyzes how florence's supply and demand economic equilibrium was affected by changes during the renaissance.
- Analyzes how increases in consumer incomes, population, and consumer preferences add to the demand for goods and services in an economy.
- Explains that florence's economic growth provided the environment for a thriving community, beauty and art.
- Analyzes how michelangelo's inelastic works enabled him to act as a monopoly business.
- Explains that michelangelo's works were scarce, and he had difficulty finishing them. some people were willing to give up their lives to be a part of the greatness surrounding him.
- Explains how the medici family rose to power as a result of the new opportunities in italy.
- Narrates how lorenzo de' medici ruled in florence from 1469 to 1492 while the faith and support of the florentines dwindled.
- Cites wallace, william e., michelangelo: selections in english drawings, poetry, and miscellaneous studies.
- Analyzes how supply and demand for goods played a critical role in the economic recovery of florence during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
- Explains that since michelangelo's works were so rare, the supply curve was very steep.
- Opines that the medici family and michelangelo played important and different parts in the recovery of florence.
- Cites baumol, william j., and alan s. blinder. economics: principles and policy. chambers, david sand.
- Cites cole, bruce, goldthwaite, gombrich, e.h., and hale.
2529 wordsRead More - Michelangeloexplanatory essayAs a child, Michelangelo was taken to Florence, where he was apprenticed to the painter Ghirlandaio: he seems to have found his master’s somewhat bland style uncongenial, preferring the more dustere and monumental art of Giotto and Masaccio. (Gowing447) Michelangelo ultimately chose to becoma a sculptor, and at the age of sixteen he went to study at a new school sponsored by the most powerful man, in Florence Lorenzo de Medici. (Field298) In 1496, Michelangelo was in Rome, where he was able to study far finer examples of classical art than he could have found in Florence. (Field447) The limited influence of his works includes a few cases of almost total dependence, the most talented artist who worked in this way. (Hill392) In 1505, Michelangelo was summoned to Rome to make a gigantic tomb for Pop Julius II in St. Peters, the project was to obsess him for more than three decades, as successive powerful patrons demanded his services for other commissions. (Gowing447) Pope Julius II called Michelangelo to Romie in 1505 to design his tomb, which was to include about forty life size statues. The project occupied Michelangelo off and on for the next forty years. Of it he wrote, “I find I have lost all my youth bound to this tomb.” (Hill392) Then in 1508, the pope ordered him to paint the vault of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican: the result was the most influential single work in the history of European art. (Gowing447-8) ………. Sent abt medicis fam …….. At one of Medici’s functions that Michelangelo got into a fight with another student, who punched him in the nose. For the rest of his life, Michelangelo had a flattened nose, which makes him easily recognizable in portraits. ( Field298) A reconciliation between Julius II, and Michelange...
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- Narrates how michelangelo was apprenticed to ghirlandaio in florence, where he studied at a new school sponsored by florence lorenzo de medici.
- Explains that michelangelo was apprenticed to domenico ghirlandaio, the most fashionable painted in florence. his first surviving large statue, a life-sized bacchus, was produced in rome.
- Explains how michelangelo painted the sistine chapel's ceiling, one of the world’s most famous churches, from 1508 to 1541.
- Explains that michelangelo wanted his statue of david to symbolize the power of the people and to inspire confidence.
1150 wordsRead More - Essay On Michelangeloanalytical essayMichelangelo’s art changed, as he grew old due to his change in focus. Michelangelo began to sculpt when he began working for the Medici family under Lorenzo Medici. Michelangelo’s life as a sculptor and painter made him one of the most well known artists of the Italian renaissance because of the sculptures and paintings he was able to create.
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- Analyzes how michelangelo's work deteriorated as he tried to tackle more projects at the same time, such as the sistine chapel and the tomb of pope julius ii.
- Analyzes how michelangelo's work in the sistine chapel became unparalleled compared to his older works because of his focus and determination.
- Analyzes how michelangelo's art changed as he grew older due to his change in focus. he began to sculpt when a medici family apprenticed him and worked for them until their downfall.
- Analyzes how michelangelo's work became shoddy as he grew older and began to work on other projects in his later years.
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