How Did Michelangelo Change The World

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was one of the greatest artists that bloomed from the Renaissance. Not only was he a master of painting and sculpting, but he also was a poet, engineer, and an architect. Through his incredible works, Michelangelo revived ancient Greek and Roman art styles merged with some of his own to create monumental art. The great artist was able to recover lost interest in art and architecture during this time of learning. He changed the perception of others through his masterpieces. Michelangelo enlightened the world by creating new ideas,crafting statues and paintings, and building architectural wonders.
Michelangelo engraved his name in Renaissance history by creating new ideas. One of these ideas that he heavily focused on was anatomy At the age of seventeen, Michelangelo had started dissecting
There was need for a new life in the cities of Europe because most were in the grotesquely style of Gothic architecture. It had “lacked proportion, order, and beauty”(Payne). Whereas the newly acquired architectural ideas and designs had high arches, long, strong pillars, domes, large doors (because they were churches and cathedrals), but most of all symmetry. Michelangelo had taken over a project that had been meant to be constructed for decades, designing Saint Peter's Basilica. He added some of his own ideas, “preserved much of what Bramante had planned but improved upon the design” buttresses with double columns and ribs. Michelangelo had made a clean polished building that was adored by all. He also made the Basilica dome so it could be seen through every vantage point. Lastly, in an alcove just inside the entryway of the Basilica stands the ever so famous, Pieta, which depicts Mary holding the crucified body of Jesus on her lap. So, Michelangelo was not only an architect but he had incorporated his own fine work to finish off the now famous