While in Florence he met the sophisticated Leonardo da Vinci, who he immediately did not like. They contested with one extra’s painting skills, each painting on opposite walls of a great room. Pope Julius II required to be recollected as being one of the greatest leaders. He asked for the finest sculptors to send in designs for his tomb. He chose Michelangelo’s huge tower design and encouraged him to get started right away. After a year the Pope’s enthusiasm disappeared and soon he stopped sending Michelangelo money for the tomb. Infuriated by this Michelangelo left Rome swearing never to return. But, Michelangelo returned to Rome to paint the ceiling of the Pope’s private chapel not after over a year of the Pope’s begging letters. Michelangelo did not want to paint the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo worked on the Sistine Chapel for four exact hard years. When the ceiling was finalized he was tired! When Michelangelo was 63 he started to work on the ‘Last Judgment’, a painting allocated by Pope Paul III. Michelangelo was very tired and would often take breaks after days of work to rest. When he was finished its strength and power shocked a lot of
While in Florence he met the sophisticated Leonardo da Vinci, who he immediately did not like. They contested with one extra’s painting skills, each painting on opposite walls of a great room. Pope Julius II required to be recollected as being one of the greatest leaders. He asked for the finest sculptors to send in designs for his tomb. He chose Michelangelo’s huge tower design and encouraged him to get started right away. After a year the Pope’s enthusiasm disappeared and soon he stopped sending Michelangelo money for the tomb. Infuriated by this Michelangelo left Rome swearing never to return. But, Michelangelo returned to Rome to paint the ceiling of the Pope’s private chapel not after over a year of the Pope’s begging letters. Michelangelo did not want to paint the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo worked on the Sistine Chapel for four exact hard years. When the ceiling was finalized he was tired! When Michelangelo was 63 he started to work on the ‘Last Judgment’, a painting allocated by Pope Paul III. Michelangelo was very tired and would often take breaks after days of work to rest. When he was finished its strength and power shocked a lot of