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Michelangelo (di Lodovico) Buonarroti Simoni

By Pradyum Balaji
Mrs. Kim
Due : April 19 2018

Introduction

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (March 6 1475 - February 18 1564) was an Italian painter ,sculptor, architect, and also a poet who lived during the Italian Renaissance period. Visual arts such as architecture, painting, and sculpting were very popular at this time. At the end of this period, the Italian Renaissance had made several achievements in the visual arts, philosophy, literature (including poetry), music, science, and exploration. Michelangelo was a unique figure in the history of the world as he attained the highest standards and levels of the three arts of sculpture, painting, and architecture. He …show more content…

He also is known for his earliest works and commissions, which were created in Italian cities. Examples of these cities include Florence, Bologna, and Venice. These commissions were small and his more famous works appeared shortly after the start of 1496 (His first visit to Rome). Some of his famous works include the Bacchus (Roman name for the Greek god of wine. In Greece he is called Dionysus) , the Roman Pieta, the sculpture of David, the Doni Madonna, the Taddei Tondo, the painting of the battle of Cascina, the Bruges Madonna, portrait of Pope Julius II, tomb to Pope Julius II, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, sculpture of Prophet Moses, etc. During his 88 year lifetime he had never travelled outside the borders of …show more content…

He left behind a small legacy after he died. A legacy that would over time grow into a way of life for artists and an inspiration to all. Michelangelo and his fellow artists were so influencing that immediately after their death, their greatness had spread across nearly the entire European region. Different artistic trends appeared in Europe during the late Renaissance period. For example, popular art styles such as Mannerism, and Realism, artistic forms and decorative styles that popularized during Michelangelo’s lifetime. Mannerism included very high Renaissance ideas in art. Realism depicted scenes linked to everyday life and reality instead of fiction and non-realism such as Mythological and Classical scenes. The Baroque was probably the most popular style of art left behind by Michelangelo and is respected in Spain, Northern Europe, and Italy. In the beginning of Michelangelo’s influence, Spain had defeated much of Europe at this time (Until they were defeated by England in 1588), and Michelangelo’s work was greatly respected by Spain in early times, thus receiving the respect of almost the entire region of Europe. His influence quickly spread across Europe, and eventually across the seas to places where it would be recognized as great. Today his artistic styles have shaped our modern day art and his styles have been practised all around the world on

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