Artist: Michaelangelo

Born: March 6, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo,

Italy
Died: February 18, 1564, Rome, Italy
Type of artist:
Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet,

Important Facts about

1. Michelangelo sculpted David and Pieta, designed a dome for St. Peters
Basilica, and painted frescos on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel all before
he was 30 years old.
2. Michelangelo was created the greatest living artist of his time.
3. Michelangelo spent four years working on the dome of the Sistine Chapel.
He stood on a scaffold and painted over his head, unlike the popular belief
that he painted while laying down.
4. Michelangelo died in Rome in 1564. His remains were secretly returned to
Florence and interred at the Basilica of Santa Croce, according to his
wishes.
5. Michelangelo was hit in the nose as a teenager by Pietro Torrigiano, a fellow
art student at an art academy in Florence. The incident left him with a
permanently crooked nose.
6. In his old age Michelangelo nearly lived as a hermit rarely coming into
contact with others except when his work brought contact about. He lived
in squalor despite being rich.

Most Important Works:

1. Sistine Chapel ceiling
2. David
3. The Last Judgement
I chose Michaelangelo because I love his work. I love
how chooses to explore interesting concepts in a
creative way . Also I like how he does different things
like building sculptures , painting , a poet .. and ect .
Every time I look at his art, I find it intriguing and
always see something new.

PIETA Michelangelo
This is what I see when I look at the artwork:
I see The sculpture, in Carrara marble, was made for the cardinal's funeral monument,
but was moved to its current location, the first chapel on the right as one enters the
basilica, in the 18th century.
All art is made using a variety of art elements: line, shape, color, texture and
space. The one or two elements that stand out in this piece of work are:
What stands out most in this work of art are the shapes and the space.
Artists create a mood with their work. Sometimes the mood is happy, sometimes
sad, and sometimes angry. Sometimes, the art makes the viewer feel alone. The
mood for this artwork is
Loneliness and perhaps even a bit of despair mixed with a feeling of curiosity.
Artists try to communicate or send messages with their art work. What message
do you think the artist was trying to send with this work?
The most important aspect of this work of art is the sculpture and how it was made
and why it was made like that because every thing has a meaning and This sculpture is
showing the meaning of its story .

I like__ I do not like _X___ this artwork because it dosent have good storys to the
sculptures .