Michelangelo Art History Handout

Michelangelo - Art History Handout

1. When was he born - when did he die?

• Born: 6th March 1475 in a small village called Caprese, Italy

• Died: 18th February 1564 ( Age of 88 )in Rome

1. Biography

• He considered himself a " Son of Florence" although he never lived there

• Michelangelo travelled between Rome and Florence because he had a lot of work in both cities

• He worked as a sculptor, architect, painter, engineer and as a poet

• Michelangelo always looked for the "perfect" stone because he wanted it to have the basic form of his sculpture

1. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling

• April 1508 Michelangelo was summoned to Rome by Julius II

• He had a new task, to draw 15 figures of Apostles and some decoration on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

• Some of the...