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Michelangelo
By MWL and LPH
Biographical Information • Born on March 6th, 1475 in
Caprese, Italy; and died on February 18th, 1564 in Rome, Italy
• When Michelangelo was born his mother was unable to care for him so lived with a family of stonecutters
• As a boy Michelangelo was taught by his master, Ghirlandaio (popular artist in Florence)
• Ghirlandaio taught Michelangelo the skill of fresco painting
• At the age of 16 Michelangelo attended a special school for the study of sculpture founded by Lorenzo de’ Medici
Detailed Information for David and The Sistine Chapel
• The statue of David was created from 1501-1504 and was made for the Florentines
• Michelangelo represented David before the fight with Goliath
• Michelangelo took 4 years to paint the Sistine chapel
• Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine chapel
• Was originally supposed to only paint the 12 disciples, but then went forward and painted greater meanings, such as humankind's need for a promise with God
Unique Techniques used in David
• Michelangelo used proportion in David from his knowledge of anatomy
• As shown in David the muscular body, veins, ribs, and even the texture of the kneecap are visible because Michelangelo was educated on anatomy (study of the structure of organisms)
• Michelangelo also shows contrast in David
• David’s hair is wavy and his skin is smooth, as well as David’s wrinkles on his face and the veins in his hands contrast against David’s smooth body
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Unique Techniques used in The Sistine Chapel
• Michelangelo used shading shown through the muscles on the people of The Sistine Chapel
• Michelangelo used atmospheric perspective-
• He used depth in the backgrounds of the scenes he painted for the walls
http://www.vailsymposium.org/Images/2008Summer/sistine-chapel.jpg
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Michelangelo’s contribution to the Renaissance
• Michelangelo’s main contribution to the Renaissance was through his work of humanism and nature he introduced new techniques of proportion, contrast, shading, and atmospheric perspective
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