The art of Michelangelo Buonarroti was among the best and most famous in the world; hundreds of thousands of people have marveled at his enduring works. From the young age of thirteen‚ he made painting and sculptures that have a reputation that survived the centuries. His works reflected his love for art and God. Although some have questioned his painting abilities‚ his mastery of anatomy made his sculptures among the best of his era; his skills in art were matched only by his rash temper. Michelangelo
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Jennifer Walsh Block 2 12/21/11 Michelangelo [pic] One spring day in 1475‚ a baby boy named Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarotti Simoni was born to Ludovico Buonarotti‚ a governor of a village in Italy‚ in Caprese‚ which was part of Florentine territory. His mother died when he was young‚ and he spent his early adolescence with his father and brothers. At age thirteen‚ he spent a year of his life with Domenico Ghirlandaio in Florence‚ painting‚ sketching‚ and studying art
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setting our aim too high and falling short‚ but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark." -Michelangelo Ideas‚ Organization: Introduction I agree with that‚ and why Body(Content) Example to support my position (Thomas Addison and his life story) Conclusion What I must have understood from that essay (aiming low or high) The Essay: I think Michelangelo is right‚ that it is much more dangerous to aim low and achieve our mark than to aim high and fall short
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Aeneas’s Choice to Leave Dido: Pietas Aeneas is one of the few survivors who managed to escape when Troy fell. When Troy‚ a city on the coast of Asia Minor‚ was sacked by Greeks‚ he assembled a force and then traveled around Mediterranean Sea to find the promised lands‚ Italy. The Aeneid is about his journey from Troy to Italy‚ which enables him to accomplish his destiny. After six years of overcoming many hardships posed by gods and several failed attempts to found the city‚ his group made landfall
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Michelangelo Buonarrati Alex Moir/3-15-00 Per.3/Mr. Mikulec The typical stereotype of artists of the past‚ is a lonely‚ tormented outsider‚ who creates his art through his pain and anguish. Well Michelangelo was just that. In fact the stereotype is modeled after him. He was an unsociable loner who didn’t have many friends‚ lovers‚ or even assistants to help him. His temper and rudeness drove others away from him and kept him lonely. However‚ even though he was not the most likeable or
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Michelangelo Buonarroti Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in 1475. He was born in a small town called Caprese‚ in Tuscany‚ Italy. Michelangelo was one of the most famous artists of the Italian Renaissance. According to Charles de Tolnay Michelangelo ’s three greatest works of his later life‚ were the Tomb of Pope Julius II‚ the Sistine Chapel ceiling‚ and the Medici Chapel(37). Michelangelo ’s specialty was painting the human body unclothed. In order to learn to paint the human body so well
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Michelangelo was considered to be one of the most inspired artist in the history of art. Not only was he a talented artist‚ he was also a sculptor‚ architect‚ and a poet. Through his creativity and intellect‚ he employed an astounding amount of influence on his contemporaries and western art. Michelangelo was truly a Renaissance man who manifest unbelievable abilities and visions throughout his artwork that presented humanity within its natural state of intense beauty. Italian artist‚ born
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Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists to ever live. He was known as a sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ and poet. He lived during the time of the Italian Renaissance in 1475-1564. He was born in Caprese‚ Italy which was a tiny village nearby the city-state of Florence‚ and his Dad was the mayor. He went to school‚ but focused on art rather than education. As a young child he was fascinated by all of the painters and sculptors. When he was 13 his father let him work for the Ghirlandajo Brothers
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the Renaissance better than the rest but I beg to differ. For many reasons‚ I believe the Pieta is the obvious choice. The Pieta was sculpted by Michelangelo and it depicts Mary holding Jesus after his death. During the creation of the Pieta‚ an emphasis was put on the anatomy‚ preciseness and the emotions created. Michaelangelo is arguably the wisest human
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Leonardo Da Vinci once said “Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else”. It is important to know that that every action a person takes will impact others in some shape or form. The artworks of Leonardo and Michelangelo displayed to the world their talents and the meaning of life. The Mona Lisa and the Sistine Chapel were both painted during the Renaissance period but from alternate perspectives. Both artists portrayed the human body differently. The Renaissance was
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