Michelangelo Buonarroti

Michaelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6th, 1475 in Caprese. Now referred to just as Michaelangelo, he is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance and possibly of all time. Although he started an apprenticeship relatively late -usually, training started when someone was around ten years old, while Michaelangelo attended school until he was thirteen- his incredible gifts became apparent immediately. Despite plans for a three-year term, Michaelangelo learned all he could after just one. Lorenzo the Magnificent, the Grand Duke of Florence, then took him under his wing which helped Michaelangelo meet important intellectuals and gave him access to the Medici art collection. Michaelangelo soon left Florence due to political turmoil involving the Medicis, as …show more content…
Adam reaching out to touch God is one of the most recognizable images in the world.It's surprising to learn that the process was a bit spiteful. The ceiling was meant to be relatively unimportant, as the Sistine Chapel was already full of many impressive wall paintings and Michaelangelo initially refused the comission because he saw himself as more of a sculptor than anything else. Michaelangelo and Pope Julius II then disagreed on what the ceiling should look like. The theme was planned to be the Twelve Apostles, but what was painted was nine scenes from Genesis. Once progress began, Pope Julius II often complained that Michaelangelo was working too slowly, while Michaelangelo complained that the Pope was paying him too slowly. The enormous project took four years to complete (although there was a long interruption due to Michaelangelo not being paid) and featured three scenes with stories of Noah and the Great Flood, three scenes depicting the creation of the world, and, most recognizably, three stories with Adam and Eve. The finished painting had over three hundred figures and it is indisputeably a complete