Michelangelo Buanarroti
Mother was Francesca Neri
she died young
Father was Ludovico di
Leonardo di Buonarotti
Simoni
Childhood in Florence
1488 he got inspiration by painter Domenico
Ghirlandaio
1489 he began to study sculpture under the protection
of the Lorenzo Magnifico
At this time(he was 16) he sculpted the reliefs
Madonna of the Steps (14901492) and Battle of the
Centaurs (14911492)
14931494 he studied human anatomy
In 1496 (21 years old) he went to Rome, and did one
of his famous works, the Pietà
Pietà and David were two of his bestknown works
and he sculpted them before he turned thirty
He also created two of the most influential works in
fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes from
Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the
altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome
The Pietà (1499)
The Statue of David (1504)