MICHELANGELO

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Birth name - Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
• Born March 6th 1475
• Died 18 February 1564 (aged 88)
• Field- Sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry of the high Renaissance
• Most famous for (David, The last judgement, Pietà, and more)

FAMOUS ART WORK

• David- September 8 1504 (17.0 ft) sculpture
• Pietà - 1498-1499 height 174 cm sculpture
• Sistine chape ceiling - 1508–1512 painting
• The Last Judgement - 1534–1541 (540 in × 470 in) painting
• The creation od Adam - 1511–1512 Painting

DID YOUR CONTRIBUTION SPAWN FUTHER OR SIMILAR ONES BY OTHERS?

• He taught the world how to appreciate art
• People tried to make replicas
• People try to meet his achievements

WHAT WAS YOUR MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO RENAISSANCE SOCIETY?

• Michelangelo was known for his creativity
• Michelangelo was known for the famous Sistine Chapel painting.
• Paintings and sculpture also an architect

WHAT WERE THE MAJOR EFFECTS/IMPACTS OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS?

• Individuals developed toward what they themselves consider as their "ideal selves
• Made people feel a certain way
• Changed the way people looked at art

WHAT TYPE(S) OF PEOPLE WERE AFECTED BY YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS?

• High class because they were the ones buying
• Workers- they helped buikd the architects
• People in general because his work made them feel

WORK CITED

• "MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI 1475 - 1564." MICHELANGELO. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
• "Michelangelo." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 01 June 2014.
• "Michelangelo Buonarroti." Michelangelo Buonarroti. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 June 2014.
• "Michelangelo Buonarroti Biography." Michelangelo Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.