Michelangelo's Influence
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarrorti Simoni was a distinguished artist in the Italian Renaissance. Commonly referred to as Michelangelo, he specialized in painting, sculpture, poetry, and architecture. Starting at a young age, Michelangelo commonly attended the workshop of XYZ, although he commonly kept to himself and was not heavily influenced by him, but rather fifteenth century Florentine culture. He moved to Florence where he worked for and lived with the Medici family. For some time, Michelangelo traveled throughout Italy, mostly between Rome and Florence. During this time, he created masterpieces like the Madonna della Scala, Doni Tondo, and David. In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to fresco the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel. In 1536, over twenty years after his completion of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Clement VII to create a fresco on a wall in the same chapel. Initially, Pope Clement VII chose the subject of resurrection; however, he soon died after the agreement and Pope Paul III changed the subject of the fresco to The Last Judgment. The work was named The Last Judgment, lies on the altar of the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican Museums in Rome, Italy. It is a fresco with the dimensions 1370 centimeters by 1200 centimeters. Michelangelo was forced to destroy two of his previous frescos as well as two of Perugino’s frescos in order to create a blank template for this fresco. The Last Judgment took four years to complete starting in 1537 and was finished in 1541. It is considered a great work of art due to the complexity as well as the scandalous content for the time.
Chapel. In 1536, over twenty years after his completion of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Clement VII to create a fresco on a wall in the same chapel. Initially, Pope Clement VII chose the subject of resurrection; however, he soon died after the agreement and Pope Paul III changed the subject of the fresco to The Last Judgment. The work was named The Last Judgment, lies on the altar of the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican Museums in Rome, Italy. It is a fresco with the dimensions 1370 centimeters by 1200 centimeters. Michelangelo was forced to destroy two of his previous frescos as well as two of Perugino’s frescos in order to create a blank template for this fresco. The Last Judgment took four years to complete starting in 1537 and was finished in 1541. It is considered a great work of art due to the complexity as well as the scandalous content for the time.