Michelangelo: The Carved David

Francisco Goya – Tres de Mayo Francisco Jose de Goya was born on March 30, 1746. He was born in a small town called Fuendetodos that is located in Aragon, Spain. His family later moved to Saragossa, Spain and by the age of 14, he became a student to Jose Luzan, who was a local painter. He found inspiration in the arts of many famous artists and copied their style for many years.

Filippo was 2 of 3 sons to a lawyer and notary called Brunellesco Di Lippo and his mother named Giuliana Spini. He trained to become a sculptor and goldsmith at a workshop in 1392. He passed his exam which made him eligible to become a guild master goldsmith in 1398. Filippo Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Ghiberti competed in a competition designing the bronze doors of baptistery of Florence Cathedral.

Although the paintings leading up to 1787 may have been great, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein is best known for painting “Goethe in the Roman Campagna.” He painted it while traveling from Rome to Naples with his friend, Goethe, in 1787 (“Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein” npag). Johann had met Goethe the year earlier in 1786 (Murray 525). After a successful career, in 1799, Tischbein was forced to retire in Germany because of the war.

Again not only I am amazed when looking at this building but my husband is. Since he is a high rise building inspector he knows all about rebar, reinforced structures and concrete and such things and he thinks it is awesome that it stands. He said even with all the modern equipment and stuff we have in modern times, like rebar, specialized types of concrete and heavy equipment, it would be a task to safely get it done. When Michelangelo first saw the Pantheon in the early 1500s, he proclaimed it of “angelic and not human design.” Surprisingly, at that point, this classic Roman temple, converted into a Christian church, was already more than 1350 years old and it still stands today.

Donatello’s David made his sculpture in such a way that he made David stand on Goliath’s head reflecting the pride in Florence as they have won the battle whereas Michelangelo’s David portrayed David as a heroic figure who is ready to fight against enemy to protect Florence against its enemies. Both the sculptures at the end gave the message inspiring the people to fight against its enemies for the rise of

Tiziano Vecellio commonly known as Titian was born in Pieve di Cadore, Italy between 1488 and 1490. The early years of his life are rather blurred, and it has not yet been confirmed his exact date of birth. He began his artistic career in the Venetian School. At the end of his life, It was reported that he died of the plague on 1576, in Venice.

After an art residency in California he compiled his first book “Chuck Baird, 35 Plates” ("Chuck Baird" DeafArt). Sadly, Baird passed away in February of 2012. Betty G. Miller was born moderately deaf to deaf

He is born around the year 1541 in Crete, Italy and died on April 7, 1614. His main focus is on painting and sculpturing. Most mediums he uses oil, tempera, and wood. He belongs to a prosperous family and his training led him to Cretan school and teach, then he decided to move to the city Rome and developed a series of artwork

Leonardo da Vinci did not become the man he is known for today overnight but he controlled his own destiny. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15th, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He was what people would consider a bastard child because his parents were not married when he was born. Da Vinci was raised by his father, Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci until the age of five where he was sent to live with his grandparents.

At a young age, he was given the nickname “Donatello” by his family and friends, which continued to stay with him for the rest of his life. Since he was the son of a craftsman, he was expected to work in the trading business. Donatello’s education began at the home of wealthy and influential bankers by the name of Martellis. This family had close ties to the Medici family, and this is where Donatello first began his lessons in art. (1)

Unlike Donatello’s David, Michelangelo chose to depict David the moment before throwing the stone that would slay Goliath, with his brows furrowed and slingshot over his shoulder. Like Donatello, Michelangelo sculpted David in the nude. However, it is used to emphasize David’s maturity and strength. With his perfect, muscular build and confident, poised position before the heat of battle, the David presented is one endowed with gifts and talents that would lead himself to victory. This is further emphasized by the slight enlargement of David’s right hand in proportion to his body.

Born on 6 of March 1475, Caprese Italy, Michelangelo is known as an architect, artist, poet, engineer and sculptor. His famous works includes Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome. When Michelangelo was 33 years old, he was working on Pope Julius II’s marble tomb. He was hesitant when asked to decorate the Sistine Chapel by Julius without any experience.

(March 6th 1475 - February 18th 1564) born in Caprese, Italy Michelangelo was an Italian painter, architect, poet and sculptor. Before his name was known he was just an apprentice to a painter and eventually began studying in sculpture, in the gardens of a wealthy and famous family known as the Medici. He has been remembered as the most famous artist in the time of the Renaissance. Some of his famous works include The Last Judgement (1535-1541), David (1501-1504), and the Pieta (1498-1499). Perhaps the most recognized work of his, is located on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which took about 4 years to paint.

After about a year of absorbing new information with Jenny and Edelmann, he left to Paris. He pursued his dream of attending the École des Beaux-Arts. Being at this well renowned school gave Sullivan the upper-hand to most architects in America. His mind was opened up more than it already had been, the ambitious young man would come back to Chicago with amazing skills. It was here that he learned the importance of “speaking architecture”, a form that his newest influence Marcus Vitruvius Pollio lived by.

The Statue of David is considered as "the most well-known work" by Michelangelo. It was created between 1501 and 1504 and depicts his interpretation of the famous biblical figure, David. He carved the 17ft statue when he was in his late 20s, and took around 4 years to complete it due to its very fine detail. After unveiling his new masterpiece to the public, in the year 1504, Michelangelo is known for supposedly saying "You just chip away the stone that doesn 't look like David!", as though he were making his work out to be easy. The Sistine chapel is a famous chapel with a giant ceiling that measures 40x14 metres.