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Michelangelo
(1475 – 1564)
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
 Michelangelo was
born near Florence.
He was apprenticed
to the workshop of
Master Ghirlandaio.
“...True art is
but a shadow of
divine
perfection…”
 He studied the
sculptures of
Donatello, another
famous Florentine
sculptor.
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Key Terms
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Much of Michelangelo’s work focused on themes and ideas
that formed during the Renaissance.
Individualism:
An interest and
value of individual
people.
Anatomy:
The study of
the human
body.
Realism:
Representing
things as they
really are.
Humanism: the
celebration of human
achievement through
the study of
literature, philosophy
and history.
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The Pietà
 After his training,
Michelangelo went to
Rome where he
sculpted his first
masterpiece, The
Pieta. It was carved
from 1498-99.
 This sculpture
depicted Jesus
Christ dead in his
mother’s arms.
What material do you think it
was carved from?
Who do you think wanted this
sculpture made?
Where do you think this
sculpture was displayed?
"I saw the angel in the
marble and carved until
I set them free.“
- Michelangelo
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What
words come
to mind?
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Pieta 1499
Marble Sculpture
Captures the sorrow of the Virgin
Mary as she cradles her dead son,
Jesus on her knees
What
words come
to mind?
Free Standing
Statue
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15th
century:
Donatello’s
David – the first
free-standing
nude sculpture
since Classical
times.
16th
century
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The Sistine Chapel
 Michelangelo always
preferred sculpting
to painting, but his
next work was to
paint the Sistine
Chapel.
 The fresco took four
years to complete
(1508 – 1512).
 Pope Julius II
wanted Michelangelo to
create a masterpiece
that would celebrated
the ‘glory of God’.
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What
words come
to mind?
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What
words come
to mind?
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Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel
http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr
/index.html
St. Peter’s Basilica: 1546 - 1564
Michelangelo was commissioned to complete the designs
for the new Basilica of St Peter’s in Rome. He died before
the dome was completed.
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Master of Arts
 Michelangelo was regarded as the greatest
geniuses of the Renaissance. He was considered
as the ‘artist who surpassed them all”.
Architect
Poet
Sculptor
Painter
“…The greater danger for most of us lies
not in setting our aim too high and falling
short; but in setting our aim too low, and
achieving our mark…” - Michelangelo
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Leonardo
VS
Michelangelo
Choose the greatest Renaissance artist.
Explain your answer.
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