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    Michelangelo Di Lodvico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6th‚ 1475 in Caprese‚ Italy. He was the second born of five boys to his parents‚ Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni and Francesca Neri. He died February 18th‚ 1564 in Rome‚ Italy‚ just weeks before his 89th birthday. He was a sculptor‚ painter‚ and architect during the Italian Renaissance period and had the nickname "Father and Master of All the Art.” Italian Renaissance was the time of the great revival of art‚ literature‚ and learning in Europe

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    revival toward Europe. Michelangelo’s early life was heavily exposed to the arts since he liked to watch and copy the nearby artists. Michelangelo’s skills ranged from sculpting‚ painting‚ poetry‚ and architecture. His most famous works are David‚ Pieta‚ and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo had heavily influenced modern art and religion. If Michelangelo had never existed‚ many of the influence that his art has‚ would be gone. Many artist he inspired would not be as important. Michelangelo

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    around the 1500’s.He was a world-renowned sculptor‚ painter‚ architect and….poet? Soon after Michelangelo’s move to Rome in 1498‚ the cardinal Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas‚ a representative of the French King Charles VIII to the pope‚ commissioned "Pieta‚" a sculpture of Mary holding the dead Jesus across her lap[https://www.biography.com/]. Despite being in the employ of the Medici Pope Clement VII‚ Michelangelo backed the republican cause and was appointed director of the city’s fortifications. In

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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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    "The Decameron" in Italian vernacular supporter of Petrarch Sandro Botticelli Florentine painter "Birth of Venus‚" "Primavera" Filippo Brunelleschi Florentine architect designed duomo of Florence cathedral‚ chapel of Pazzi family Michelangelo sculptor by nature‚ painted but hated it; incredible realism introvert‚ hated but thrived on competition work includes Sistine Chapel ceiling‚ marble David‚ and the Pieta studied but criticized da Vinci-equally/more talented Baldassare Castiglione Italian

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    What Is a Masterpiece

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    how many times you have looked at it you find something new and beautiful each and every time. My three masterpieces that I have chosen are; the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci‚ The Cathedral of Notre Dame‚ and last but‚ most certainly not least the Pietà by Michelangelo. The Mona Lisa‚ so many things being said without a single word. Mona Lisa Gioconda is who Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint and who became this beautiful masterpiece known as the Mona Lisa. Her mysterious smile which

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    vs. Leonardo da Vinci ART 101 Art Appreciation August 15‚ 2011 The works of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo influenced the art of the 16th century in Italy and Europe in many ways. Three of Michelangelo’s works such as: The Last Judgment‚ Pieta‚ and David were great works during his time. Leonardo da Vinci also contributed great works to the 15st century such as: The Last Supper‚ St. James in the Wilderness‚ and The Mona Lisa. Although there were some similarities in Leonardo da Vinci

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    Pistoia shows markedly classicizing tendencies‚ probably influenced by the familiarity of these artists with ancient Roman sarcophagi. Their masterpieces are the pulpits of the Baptistery and Cathedral of Pisa. Contemporary with Giovanni Pisano‚ the Florentine painter Giotto developed a manner of figurative painting that was unprecedentedly naturalistic‚ three dimensional‚ life-like and classicizing‚ when compared with that of his contemporaries and teacher Cimabue. Early Renaissance in Italy‚ 1400-1479

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    David sculptures‚ these contributions alone prove that Michelangelo was one of the major contributors to the renaissance era. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6‚ 1475‚ in Caprese‚ Italy. His father was employed by the Florentine government‚ and soon after Michelangelo’s birth his family returned to the city of Florence. Michelangelo’s new

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    Castiglione B) Petrarch C) Alberti D) Leonardo Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): D 7. The Biblical character is one of the subjects in Michelangelo’s Pietá. A) Mary B) Sarah C) Martha D) Esther Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): A 8. The strongest criticism of Florentine art was made by: A) Fra Savonarola B) Lorenzo de Medici C) Cosimo de Medici D) Pico della Mirandola Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): A 9. This

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