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Michelangelo Buonarroti Research Paper

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Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy. He worked for the Florentine government. Florence in the Renaissance period, was an important art center, and opportune Michelangelo’s talent to develop. At 13, Michelangelo was a painter, and known for his murals. A year later, his talent take attention of Florence’s leading citizen, Lorenzo de’ Medici, who enjoyed his work invited Michelangelo to reside in a room of his home.Michelangelo learned the scholars and writers in Lorenzo’s circle, and his work later would be informed by what he learned about philosophy and politics in those years. Although Michelangelo expressed his genius, he always consider himself a sculptor first. In 1498, he received a commission from

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