anyone know anything about this guy?
2006-11-30 11:12:05 · 9 answers · asked by Renegade Of This Time and Age! 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
Michelangelo was the first superstar of art and of course a Renaissance Man. Although his first love was sculpturing he painted some of the worlds most famous Frescoes....the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and "The Last Judgment" which fills the entire wall behind the altar at the Sistine Chapel. He was a contemporary of DaVinci and Raphael. Leonardo and Michelangelo where, may we say, not the best of friends. His sculpture of the "Pieta" is often sited as his best work for the true human like detail of a dead Jesus laying in Mary's lap. Michelangelo like Leonardo did study the human body through autopsies and many believe this is where he developed such great detail of the human body. His fourteen foot portrayal of 'David' looks as though "David" is ready to respond to your questions. Michelangelo was a very religious man and a dedicated family man. When his father was in financial trouble Michelangelo sent him his entire commission of 500 ducets which he was paid for his work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo would tell people that each piece of marble or stone had a figure trapped within and he only freed the personage from the confinement. I could write all day, but Michelangelo was a superstar during his time and still is...he died a very wealthy man.
2006-12-01 06:58:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bill J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Michelangelo Buonarroti, was a loner who did not have any and or very few friends, he was a man of GOD, who devoted his life and his talent for art to please God, " for what is a man who is devoid of God" as he once said. In 1541, he was commisioned to tdo the Last Judgement, the last in the "Renaissance Period" In 1546, when he was near to 70 yrs. he was again commisioned to do ST. Peters Basilica. He lived from 1475 - 1564, He is known for his David, the Sistine Chapel and all of these were for his Love of God...
2006-11-30 19:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Jamaison D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Michelangelo.net for information on his career highlights. There is also a biography there too. Pic enclosed here was his Last Judgement fresco in the Sistine Chapel.
2014-04-05 09:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by Tom Gurney 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard the pope let him preform autopsies against church doctrine of the day in exchange for painting the sistine chapel.
He was heavily Homoerotic.
Check the Wiki>:
2006-11-30 19:15:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo
2006-11-30 19:13:32 · answer #5 · answered by Shawn_small 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He painted the ceiling of the Sisteen Chapel lying on his back< he also sculpted one of the greatest known sculptures "David"
2006-11-30 19:26:11 · answer #6 · answered by dannydolphin 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oops Sorry i thought you said Michelob
2006-11-30 20:02:56 · answer #7 · answered by Dale Earnhardt Sr. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's too much info on this guy to put in one of these answers.
Do your own research on him and you'll learn lots.
2006-11-30 20:10:09 · answer #8 · answered by willow oak 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Google him and you will know more about him than anyone on here.
2006-11-30 19:13:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋