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Sunday, October 13, 2024
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) was an Italian
sculptor, painter, and architect. Michelangelo, one of the greatest
artists of all times, came from a noble Florentine family of
small means, and in 1488 was apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandaio.
While an apprentice, he excited the admiration of his master by
the life-like animation of this drawings, and upon Ghirlandaio's
recommendation, and a the wish of Lorenzo the Magnificent, he
received further training (1489-92) in the palace of the
Medici, at the school of sculpture then under the direction
of Bertoldo, one of
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Donatello's
pupils. As student and resident of the palace, Michelangelo lived with
Lorenzo's sons
in the most distinguished society of Florence. He returned to Florence
in 1495, and began to work as a sculptor, taking as his model the works
of his predecessors and the masterpieces of classical antiquity without,
however, sacrificing his individuality. In 1496 he went to Rome, whither
his fame had preceded him, and remained there working as a sculptor
until 1501. Michelangelo was employed alternately in Rome and Florence
by Pop Julius II and his successors, Leo X, Clement VII, and Paul III being
his special patrons. Michelangelo died in 1564.
(Source: www.michelangelo.com) |
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