Michelangelo Antonioni

Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475. People believed the he was homosexual. He loved someone with the name of Tommaso de’ Cavalieri. Tammaso would later get married and have children. Michelangelo was 57 when Tammaso was in his teens. Michelangelo wrote this to his lover, “If one soul in two bodies is made eternal, raising both to heaven would be with similar wings.” About the age of 16 he was inspired to do sculptures. Soon he went to live with Lorenzo the Magnificent and started to do a…

Exline 25, November 2014 Michelangelo: His Life and Major Works Michelangelo Buonarotti, better known by simply his first name, was a sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance. He was born in Caprese, Italy in 1475, and from a very young age Michelangelo was gifted in the arts. Michelangelo grew up in Florence, Italy, where his father worked for the government. Florence is considered the heart of the Italian Renaissance and it was here that Michelangelo flourished as an…

What we can know about the past is that art took on a realistic form back then. There is nothing abstract about this piece. Viewing other famous art from 1487 will confirm my theory because the human form was most often accurately represented. Art work from artists such as Raphael Sanzio and Sandro Botticelli confirms that bodies and faces of humans were true to form. Often noted as the Renaissance master, Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Italy in 1452. He started painting at the age of 15 and is…

In time of the Renaissance, there were many great artists that did amazing paintings. Donatello was different; he did sculpting and made some of the world’s most beautiful sculptures. His early years were when he got all his training and learned the true art of sculpting. At his mid-point of his life, Donatello made most of his famous sculptures at this time. His final days were spent still making sculptures until he passed away. When you combine all the information of his early, middle and late…

Encased in marble, is a man on the verge of giving into temptation. The statue is of Adam, the first man, holding the Forbidden fruit and readying to take a bite. Every inch of Adam shows the mastery of the artist behind the sculpture. In their article, “Adam by Tullio Lombardo,” Luke Syson, Chairman of the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts; and Valeria Cafà, assistant curator, explain that Tullio Lombardo was commissioned to carve a statue of Adam for a Venetian doge (chief…

Throughout history, there have been many wonderful artists. Whether those artists are painters, sculptors, or architects, their works are known all over the world. They are said to be innovative geniuses and have paved the way for the artists after them. Christopher Wren is just one of those artists. He is the architect that designed Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London and one of the facades of Hampton Court Palace in England. Christopher Wren also designed many other cathedrals and buildings in…

In the 1400’s and the 1500’s the Renaissance art was ruled by four Italian artist: Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo. All of these artist have some sort of impact during this time. If is their paintings or their sculptures. Their stand the test of time and as today we are still studying it. These four names are so iconic in the art world. Even for little kids with the widely popular cartoon show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Where each turtle is name after a Renaissance…

Michelangelo was a very famous painter. Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 in a city named Caprese, Italy. Michelangelo was also a very talented sculptor who had many famous sculptures. Michelangelo created many inspirational paintings such as The Sistine Chapel, The Last Judgement, and The Creation of Adam. Michelangelo created sculptures such as David, Pietá, Moses, Bacchus, and many more. Michelangelo was an outstanding sculptor and painter with talent well beyond his years.…

going to do here. On March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy, Michelangelo Buonarroti was born into a family in the banking business. Michelangelo was more interested in watching painters at nearby churches than in formal education as a young boy. He first became an apprentice of a painter, Domenico Ghirlandaio, at the age of 13. Then later, Michelangelo studied in the sculpture gardens of the Medici family.Following his training, Michelangelo became a leader in the Italian Renaissance, completing…

most remarkable and breath taking projects. The production of the restoration of the Chapel was no easy feat. The artists confronted dilemma’s along the lengthy journey but were able to strive to the finish line(Seymour, Charles,1972). Although Michelangelo was a significant contributor in the project, it wasn’t until…