Michelangelo Buonarroti

At the age of thirteen, Michelangelo was apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandio, a fashionable painter, from Florence. After a year, Michelangelo decided to attend sculpture school in the Medici gardens. Soon after, he was invited into the household of Lorenzo de Medici, "the magnificent".

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Born: March 06, 1475Died: Febuary 18, 1564Country of origin: Italy

During his time, Michelangelo created many great pieces of art. He and other artists made major progress for the evolution of both humanism and communication. Michelangelo created many religious pieces, and many pieces that stood for something. He left the world known as one of the greatest artists of the renaissance.

Summary

Michelangelo was a famous artist and later architect, who specialized in painting, and sculpting.

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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti. Web Gallery of Art, 11 Feb. 2001. Web. 1 May 2014. . Michelangelo. Michelangelo.COM, 1 Jan. 2003. Web. 1 May 2014. . Flickr. Flickr, 2 Mar. 2014. Web. 2 May 2014. .

Michelangelo Buonarroti

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