The life of Michelangelo

Are you interested in learning more about Michelangelo and his life and creations? We have prepared a timeline below to showcase the important dates and periods of his life, providing you with a better understanding of his achievements and contributions.

Biography

Michelangelo (di Lodovico Buonarroti), (born March 6, 1475, Caprese, Republic of Florence—died Feb. 18, 1564, Rome, Papal States), Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. His father, Lodovico, briefly served as a magistrate in the small village when he recorded the birth of his second of five sons with his wife, Francesca Neri.

In Florence, Michelangelo studied grammar under tutor Francesco da Urbino, but he was much more interested in art and painting than traditional academics. 

Achievements towards the landmark

The masterpiece of his early years, in which he demonstrated his unique ability to extract two distinct figures from one marble block.His David (1501–04), commissioned for the cathedral of Florence, is still considered the prime example of the Renaissance ideal of perfect humanity. 

Famous Sculptures of Michelangelo

Michelangelo became an apprentice relatively late, at 13, perhaps after overcoming his father’s objections. He was apprenticed to the city’s most prominent painter, Domenico Ghirlandaio, for a three-year term, but he left after one year, having (Condivi recounts) nothing more to learn. 

• The creation of Adam
• San Spirito Crucifix
• Madonna of Bruges

The creation of Adam

The most famous of these paintings is The Creation of Adam, which depicts God and Adam outstretching their hands to one another. The Sistine Chapel ceiling took Michelangelo four years to complete, 1508-1512.

San Spirito Crucifix (1492)

One is a polychrome wood sculpture possibly finished in 1492 that had been lost from view by scholars until it re-emerged in 1962. Usually the sculpture is entitled the Santo Spirito Crucifix to reflect its current location.

Madonna of Bruges (1504) 

The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of the Virgin and Child. Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject, which tended to feature a pious Virgin smiling down on an infant held in her arms.

Michelangelo's sculpture embodies complexity, physical realism, psychological tension, and meticulous consideration of space, light, and shadow. Though it was not quite finished at Michelangelo’s death, its exterior owes more to him than to any other architect. He is regarded today as among the most exalted of artists.

Most famous sculpture artists around the world

Michelangelo once said, ‘every block of stone has a statue inside it and that it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. Lets explore the most famous artists of all time 

1. Praxiteles (Active 370–330 BCE)  

When you picture ancient Greek sculpture, you’re probably imagining a lifelike figure carved from marble. You can thank Praxiteles of Athens for that.

2. Donatello (C. 1386–1466)

One of the most important artists of the early Italian Renaissance, Donatello originally trained as a goldsmith before entering the workshop of Lore

3. Michelangelo (1475–1564)

Michelangelo was a triple threat: A painter (the Sistine Ceiling), a sculptor (the David and Pietà) and architect (St. Peter's Basilica in Rome). 

4. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680)

Bernini is an architect, playwright and theatrical designer as well as artist. Bernini wrote the playbook on the Baroque period’s love of operatic scale

and emotional impact.

5. Auguste Rodin (1840–1917)

The father of modern sculpture, Rodin eschewed the smooth surface, classical form and allegorical subject matter that characterized academic sculpture in the 19^th century. 

6. Constantin Brancusi (1876–1957)

Among the most influential artists of the 20th-century, Brancusi’s commitment to simplified form became a key template for sculptors who followed him.Giacometti (1901–1966) Most people remember Alberto Giacometti as the artist who created as the artist who created skinny figures, and indeed, these symbols of postwar angst are his signature achievements.

sculptor beauty

From raw to Identity

Sculpture is also tangible—one could actually touch it and feel its various textures and forms.

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