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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo di lodoˈviːko ˌbwɔnarˈrɔːti siˈmoːni]; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo (English: / ˌ m aɪ k əl ˈ æ n dʒ ə l oʊ, ˌ m ɪ k-/), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance.
May 27, 2024 · Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Many of his works in painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in the world, including the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, the Pieta, and David.
- The frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–12) in the Vatican, which include the iconic depiction of the creation of Adam interpreted...
- Michelangelo first gained notice in his 20s for his sculptures of the Pietà (1499) and David (1501) and cemented his fame with the ceiling frescoes...
- Michelangelo painted the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel not lying down as sometimes described but standing on an extensive scaffold,...
- Many writers have described Michelangelo as the archetype of a brooding and difficult artist, and, although he was indeed hot-tempered, his charact...
- The Renaissance man is an ideal that developed in Renaissance Italy from one of its most-accomplished representatives, Leon Battista Alberti, who s...
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, popularly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He is considered to be one of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance period. Born in Florence, he lived with a family of stonecutters from the age of six after the death of his mother.
1 of 7. Summary of Michelangelo. It is universally accepted that Michelangelo is one of the greatest artists in the history of art. His phenomenal virtuosity as a sculptor, and also as a painter and architect, is married to a reputation for being hot-tempered and volatile.
- Italian
- Caprese, Arezzo, Florence
Michelangelo (di Lodovico Buonarroti), (born March 6, 1475, Caprese, Republic of Florence—died Feb. 18, 1564, Rome, Papal States), Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He served a brief apprenticeship with Domenico Ghirlandaio in Florence before beginning the first of several sculptures for Lorenzo de’Medici.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni or more commonly known by his first name Michelangelo (/ˌmaɪkəlˈændʒəloʊ/; Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo di lodoˈviːko ˌbwɔnarˈrɔːti siˈmoːni]; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564) was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence ...
Early Life. Born on March 6, 1475, in a town near Arezzo, in Tuscany, Michelangelo lived a comfortable life during his childhood. His family were bankers in Florence, but his father decided to enter a government post when the bank industry failed. When he was born, his father served as the judicial administrator at Caprese, as well as Chiusi's ...
