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| − | '''Michelangelo''' (1475-1564) was an [[Italian]] [[painter]] and | + | '''Michelangelo Buonarroti''' (March 6, 1475- February 18, 1564, age 88) was an [[Italian]] [[painter]], sculptor, architect, engineer, and poet, one of the greatest of the [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] and a devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]]. His full name was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. '''''His spectacular painting of the [[Creation]] of [[Adam]] is perhaps the most influential work of art ever'''''. |
| − | He sculpted the ''Pieta'' showing the [[Virgin Mary]] cradling the [[crucifixion|crucified]] corpse of her son [[Jesus]] and, his most famous work, a larger-than-life nude statue of young ''[[King David|David]]'' holding the sling he'd just killed [[Goliath]] with. | + | He sculpted the ''Pieta'' showing the [[Virgin Mary]] cradling the [[crucifixion|crucified]] corpse of her son [[Jesus]] and, his most famous work, a larger-than-life nude statue of young ''[[King David|David]]'' holding the sling he'd just killed [[Goliath]] with. At the tomb of Julius II in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, stand Michelangelo's famous statues of ''Moses'', ''Rachel'' and ''Leah''. |
| − | He also painted at the Sistine Chapel "The Last Judgement" and the "The Creation" | + | |
| + | He also painted at the Sistine Chapel "''The Last Judgement''" and the "''The Creation''", the ceiling of the [[Sistine Chapel]] (1509-1512), and many other works of art. Michelangelo also designed the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. '''The Torment of Saint Anthony''' is considered his first painting, attributed to him when he was only 12; it is the featured painting of the Kimbell Museum in [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]. | ||
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| + | He was the first Western artist who had a biography published while he was alive. | ||
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==Selected Works== | ==Selected Works== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Holy-family-mb.jpg|The Holy Family | Image:Holy-family-mb.jpg|The Holy Family | ||
Image:Michelangelodavid.jpg|[[King David]], after killing [[Goliath]] | Image:Michelangelodavid.jpg|[[King David]], after killing [[Goliath]] | ||
Image:Sistine.jpg|The Last Judgement, The Sistine Chapel | Image:Sistine.jpg|The Last Judgement, The Sistine Chapel | ||
| + | Image:Michelangelo's Moses.JPG|The [[Moses]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | [[File:Miguel Angel Sistine Chapel The Creation of Adam 1512.jpg]] | ||
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| + | The Sistine Chapel, The Creation of Adam, 1512. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Pieta.jpg|thumb|center|300px|[[Pieta|The Pieta]]]] | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[List of works by Michelangelo]] | ||
*[[Holy See]] | *[[Holy See]] | ||
*[[Painting Masterpieces]] | *[[Painting Masterpieces]] | ||
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (March 6, 1475- February 18, 1564, age 88) was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and poet, one of the greatest of the Renaissance and a devout Catholic. His full name was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. His spectacular painting of the Creation of Adam is perhaps the most influential work of art ever.
He sculpted the Pieta showing the Virgin Mary cradling the crucified corpse of her son Jesus and, his most famous work, a larger-than-life nude statue of young David holding the sling he'd just killed Goliath with. At the tomb of Julius II in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, stand Michelangelo's famous statues of Moses, Rachel and Leah.
He also painted at the Sistine Chapel "The Last Judgement" and the "The Creation", the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1509-1512), and many other works of art. Michelangelo also designed the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. The Torment of Saint Anthony is considered his first painting, attributed to him when he was only 12; it is the featured painting of the Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
He was the first Western artist who had a biography published while he was alive.
Selected Works
The Holy Family
King David, after killing Goliath
The Last Judgement, The Sistine Chapel
The Moses
The Sistine Chapel, The Creation of Adam, 1512.
