How Did Michelangelo Influence The World

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. I am still learning.” These powerful words emerged from one of history’s most famous artist, sculptor, and painter, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Michelangelo lived and worked during the Italian cartist who was a perfectionist in every way. It was this perfectionism in his craft that led to his vast influence over this artistic time period through his many art works now on display in museums all around the world. These masterpieces to name a few are, the sculptures of The Pieta and The David, as well as the paintings of The Last Judgement, the Sistine Chapel Ceiling, and the Creation of Adam. Michaelangelo’s legacy influenced the development of western art and changed the world forever.
Michelangelo’s father, Lodovico Buonarroti was a Podesta, which is like the role of a mayor, of the towns Caprese and Chiusi. Lodovico’s term as a Podesta was over and it made a huge impact on the family. The family had to live in their old run-down ancestral home in Florence. His mother had very little influence on his life. After she died, his father sent him to live with a stonecutter and his wife who cared for as if was their own child.
Michelangelo’s love of art started as a young child of ten years. Two years later, he was an apprentice and by 13, his future as an artist looked promising. When Michelangelo was an apprentice at age 13, he was apprenticed in the workshop of the artist Domenico Ghirlandaio. After a year of work with Ghirlandaio, Michelangelo went to study at the sculpture school in the Medici Gardens. Shortly after starting at the school, he was invited into the household of
Lorenzo de’ Medici, the Magnificent. It is certain that during Michelangelo’s training that his skill was excellent or he wouldn’t have been asked to live with the Medici