2. MICHELANGELO
Born over 500 years ago in Caprese, Italy on March 6, 1475
He was born during the time period called the Italian
Renaissance
He was a great artist in history, known for his sculptures carved
out of stone
When he was a baby his mother was sick often and his father
was not able to care for him, so he sent him away to live with a
family of stonecutters
This is where he found his love for stone sculpting at age 12
Video overview on Michelangelo
3. MICHELANGELO
He had very little interest in school and preferred to
copy paintings from churches, all he wanted to do was
be an artist
He began studying with famous artists at the time and
learned all about sculpting, science, and poetry, and
even architecture
He was 23 years old when he carved his first very
famous sculpture the PIETA
The Pieta was his life size statue that shows Mary holding Jesus across her knees.This was the only sculpture he made that he ever signed his name on.The Pieta is in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City (inside of Italy)
Michelangelo was considered one of the most talented sculptors in Italy, he was then asked to carve a large statue of the biblical statue “David” (from the story of David and Goliath) out of marble.Many people did not believe he could do it, so he carved it in secrecy, and did not let anyone see it until he finished a few years later.When he completed the statue it was 13 feet tall!!!
In 1508 Michelangelo was asked by the pope to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.Even though he considered himself to be a sculptor he agreed to paint the ceiling for the Pope.