Michelangelo - Timeline

Michelangelo is born in Caprese, Tuscany, Italy

Return to Florence (Basis of family) 'sometime after birth'

Mothers death-- lives with stone cutter and wife in Settignano, Arezzo.

Apprenticed to painter; Domenico Ghirlandaio

Sent to Florence to Lorenzo de' Medici (rich dude) to study sculpture under Bertoldo di Giovanni.

Michelangelo Dies

Pietro Torrigiano socks our homie in the nose

Studies Human Anatomy through corpses after Lorenzo's death...

Florence>Venice>Bologna>Florence

Carved 'St John the Baptist' for a Medici, told to make it look like some old roman artifact... to get more ca$h.

Fraud attempt failed, but Michelangelo was invited to Rome due to his talent

Arrives in Rome

French Ambassador comisioned the 'Pieta'

Carves 'David'

Commisoned to build Popes tomb in Rome

Assigned Architect of St. Peter's Basilica

Painting of the Sistine Chapel

*Studying Intensifies*

*Building* of Pope's Tomb

uncompleted facade of San Lorenzo Basilica, Medici Chapel, Left Florence for good.

'The Last Judgement' commissioned by Pope Clement VIII, overseen by Pope Paul III