Michelangelo Buonarroti

By: Alexis Effler and Destiny

Queen

Background Information

His full name is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti-Simoni.

He was born in the village called Caprese that was in Valtiberina. He was born and lived

in a castle. Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475. His mother was Francesca di

Miniato del Sera. Her age, at the time of his birth, was somewhere between 18-20. She

died while he was still young. His father was Lodovico Buonarroti. (Orlandi)

Background Information

In the book The Life & Times Of Michelangelo, his

family is described as “a family of solid bugher and

artisan stock.” In that same book it says his

“ancestry could be traced back two centuries.” He

was an apprentice in 1488. He worked at the

Ghirlandaio Shop. (Orlandi)

Country of Origin

The country that

Michelangelo

was from was

Valtiberina.

Greatest Creations

A few of Michelangelos creations

include David, the Sistine Chapel

ceiling, the Virgin Mary and Pietà.

Significant Contributions

His artwork was one of the significant contributes. This affected the world

because many of people such as art lovers still visit and worship his

masterpieces like the picture on the Sistine Chapel. The chapel still

has popes to this day. Another thing is his building abilities.

Michelangelo built a library called Laurentian Library. This library

houses the most important books in Italy. There were also many other

buildings in Rome that Michelangelo built. The buildings affected the

world because they are still visited by many people today.

(Jeva)

Michelangelos Theories Michelangelo’s theories consist on

consettos and intellelo. Some people

thought that Michelangelo didn't treat

his subjects fairly. People said his

statues didn't look like the person who

was modeling it. Michelangelo also

broke the rule of perspective. Instead of

doing a normal background he would

make things larger than they were

meant to be. Michelangelo focused on

ideal beauty rather than anything else.

(Vess)

Related Theories of Today

Michelangelo’s theories relate to today

because people are still studying how he

did what he did and what his ideas were.

(Jeva)

Michelangelo's Students/Disciples

He had many disciples. Some were

Francesco Granacci, Fra

Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli, and

Raffaello da Montelupo. Granacci

was helping him paint the Sistine

Chapel but made Michelangelo

mad and was fired. They still

were friends throughout future

years. Montorsoli was one of

Michelangelos favorite students.

(“Michelangelo’s Students.”)

Secret Societies

Michelangelo was part of a few select secret societies.

Those included were the Lutheran Society and a gay

society. They were kept secret because they were

not popular and would not be taken well if know

about. For the second one there were many famous

artists included throughout the past. (Vieth)

His Ideas Were Received With...

Michelangelos ideas were popular.

He was very famous. He

influenced many people.

Michelangelo was given many

jobs and created many great

works of art. Some people

thought that he could not see

truth. He looked at ideal beauty. It

could be said they thought of

him, in a way, as a liar. Some of

his art and ideas are still believed

and viewed today.

Information on the

Renaissance

Where Did The Renaissance Occur?How Long Did It Last?

The Renaissance occurred

during the late Middle

Ages. The Renaissance

lasted from 1350 to 1555.

(Susan)

Where was the Renaissance?

The

Renaissan

ce was in

northern

Europe.

(Beck)

Why is the Name Renaissance Significant?

It means rebirth. The Renaissance was

the new beginning for art and music

and creativity. Since it was the new

start it was also described as the

rebirth of creativity. (Beck)

Why Do We Study the Renaissance?

The reason why we study the Renaissance

is because when then Europe left France

they entered a time period of so much

more than the middle ages. The middle

ages were so dark and coming from that

we have light. The renaissance was the

beginning of the the world we live in

today. There were so many new things

being built. People were getting richer

which then lead to the blossoming of new

and better ideas.

( Why is the Renaissance Important)

Identifying Elements of the Renaissance Period

According to eHow “The Renaissance

period was a time of rebirth of humanism

and new discoveries in fine arts, music,

literature, philosophy, science and

technology, architecture, religion and

spirituality (eHow).”

(Elkins)

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