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Oct 26, 2022 · Birthdate: June 11, 1444. Death: 1534 (89-90) Immediate Family: Son of Leonardo Simoni and Alessandra Brunacci. Husband of Francesca del Sera (o Serra) and Lucrezia Buonarroti. Father of Leonardo (frate) Buonarroti Simoni; Michelangelo; Buonarroto Buonarroti Simoni; Giovan Simone Buonarroti Simoni and Sigismondo Buonarroti Simoni.
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Michelangelo was born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Republic of Florence, to Ludovico di Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni, a magistrate, and his wife Francesca Neri. Michelangelo was the second of five sons in the family.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. 1475-1564. Italian Artist and Architect. M ichelangelo was born on March 6 in the Republic of Florence. His father was a minor government official who at the time of Michelangelo's birth was administrator of the small town of Caprese. When Michelangelo was still very young, the family returned to its ...
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Michelangelo was invited back to Rome in 1503 by the newly appointed Pope Julius II and was commissioned to build the Pope's tomb. Under the patronage of Julius II, Michelangelo constantly had to stop work on the tomb to accomplish numerous other tasks. Due to interruptions, Michelangelo worked on the tomb for 40 years without finishing it. One int...
In 1513 Pope Julius II died. His successor Pope Leo X, a Medici, commissioned Michelangelo to reconstruct the façade of the Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze in Florence and to adorn it with sculptures. Michelangelo agreed reluctantly. The three years he spent creating drawings and models for the façade, as well as attempting to open a new marble ...
The fresco of The Last Judgmenton the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel was commissioned by Pope Paul III. Michelangelo labored on the project from 1534 to October 1541. The work is massive and spans the entire wall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel. The Last Judgment is a depiction of the second coming of Christ and the apocalypse; where the s...
Capitoline Square
The Capitoline Square, designed by Michelangelo, was located on Rome's Capitoline Hill. Its shape, more a rhomboid than a square, was intended to counteract the effects of perspective.
Laurentian Library
Around 1530 Michelangelo designed the Laurentian Library in Florence, attached to the church of San Lorenzo. He produced new styles such as pilasters, tapering thinner at the bottom, and a staircase with contrasting rectangular and curving forms.
Palazzo Farnese
Work on the Palazzo Farnese in Rome was begun by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, who was commissioned by Pope Paul III. Michelangelo took over the works in 1546 after the death of Sangallo. After the death of Julius II, construction was halted. His successor, Pope Paul III, appointed Michelangelo as chief architect following the death of Antonio de Sangallo in 1546. Michelangelo actually razed some sections of the church designed by Sangallo in keeping with the original design by St. Peter's...
Michelangelo was often arrogant toward others and constantly dissatisfied with himself. His art originated from deep inner inspiration and drive as well as culture. In contradiction to the ideas of his rival, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo saw nature as an enemy that had to be overcome. The figures that he created are forceful and dynamic; each in...
Ackerman, James S. The Architecture of Michelangelo. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1986. ISBN 0226002403Baldini, Umberto. The Sculpture of Michelangelo. With photography by Liberto Perugi. NY: Rizzoli, 1982. ISBN 084780447XHart, Michael H. The 100. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing Group, 1992. ISBN 0806513500Néret, Gilles. Michelangelo. Köln: Taschen, 2004. ISBN 3822882720All links retrieved October 2, 2018. 1. Michelangelo Buonarroti - Catholic Encyclopedia 2. Michelangelo's David in Florencemovie and pictures. 3. Michelangelo in the "A World History of Art" 4. Michelangelo at Olga's Gallery 5. Photographs of details at the Campidoglio 6. How Filled with Joy, Happy and Well-Informed...A sonnet by Michelangelo. Tran...
Biography of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Birth name: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Date of Birth: 6 March 1475(1475-03-06) Near Arezzo, Caprese, Tuscany Died: 18 February 1564 (aged 88) Rome, Italy Nationality: Italian Field: Sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry Training: Apprentice to Domenico Ghirlandaio Movement: High Renaissance Works: David, The ...
Save record. Name. Ludovico Di Leonardo Di Buonarotto Simoni. Gender. Male. Description. Ludovico di Leonardo di Buonarotto Simoni was the father of Michelangelo. Occupation. Magistrate.
Jun 15, 2023 · Michelangelo was born on 6 March 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Replublic of Florence. [1] (. Today, Caprese is known as Caprese Michelangelo.) For several generations, his family had been small-scale bankers in Florence, but the bank failed, and his father, Ludovico di Leonardo Buonarroti Simoni, briefly took a government post in Caprese, where ...
