“Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish” – Michelangelo ("Michelangelo, his Paintings, and Sculptures"). This brief phrase from Michelangelo speaks volumes to his ambition and dedication, to which he attributes his success. “Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artists in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to one of the greatest artists of all time” (Gilbert). Though known for his poetry and architecture as well, Michelangelo’s renowned artwork made him famous in his time, and continues to make his legacy worth studying today.
Michelangelo de Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6, 1475 in a small community named Caprese, Italy, of which his father was an administrator at the time. …show more content…
Michelangelo is nearly solely responsible for the style of mannerism, “a deliberately stylized form of sophisticated art, in which the human body is idealized,” which is seen clearly in many of his works, as he was renowned for his anatomical drawings ("Michelangelo, his Paintings, and Sculptures"). His work affected later mannerists like Pontormo and Bronzino, as well as Raphael and future Baroque ceiling painters. Michelangelo’s impact on art is compared to other key figures of the Renaissance, William Shakespeare’s influence on literature and Sigmund Freud’s on psychology. In short, Michelangelo’s “influence on art over the past centuries cannot be estimated” ("Michelangelo, his Paintings, and …show more content…
When he was 33, he began work on another famous masterpiece, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Referring to his work on the ceiling, Michelangelo said he strained “with great exhaustion; and yet I have the patience to arrive at the desired goal” (Coughlan 114). And patience was necessary—the 5,800 square foot masterpiece took four years to complete. Though the original plan included twelve figures, in the end, Michelangelo painted 300. He filled different sections of the ceiling with Biblical ancestors of Christ, Old Testament prophets, and heroic stories of the Bible. The sheer volume of the work reveals his dedication and perseverance, and his choice of figures shows his apparent religiosity. (Coughlan
Michelangelo de Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6, 1475 in a small community named Caprese, Italy, of which his father was an administrator at the time. …show more content…
Michelangelo is nearly solely responsible for the style of mannerism, “a deliberately stylized form of sophisticated art, in which the human body is idealized,” which is seen clearly in many of his works, as he was renowned for his anatomical drawings ("Michelangelo, his Paintings, and Sculptures"). His work affected later mannerists like Pontormo and Bronzino, as well as Raphael and future Baroque ceiling painters. Michelangelo’s impact on art is compared to other key figures of the Renaissance, William Shakespeare’s influence on literature and Sigmund Freud’s on psychology. In short, Michelangelo’s “influence on art over the past centuries cannot be estimated” ("Michelangelo, his Paintings, and …show more content…
When he was 33, he began work on another famous masterpiece, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Referring to his work on the ceiling, Michelangelo said he strained “with great exhaustion; and yet I have the patience to arrive at the desired goal” (Coughlan 114). And patience was necessary—the 5,800 square foot masterpiece took four years to complete. Though the original plan included twelve figures, in the end, Michelangelo painted 300. He filled different sections of the ceiling with Biblical ancestors of Christ, Old Testament prophets, and heroic stories of the Bible. The sheer volume of the work reveals his dedication and perseverance, and his choice of figures shows his apparent religiosity. (Coughlan