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Research Paper On Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti

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My piece is on the amazing and unparalleled works of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, or known to us simply as, Michelangelo. I’ve decided on Michelangelo not only because he was an amazing painter, poet, engineer and not to mention genius architect, but more importantly to me, because he was a sculptor, and a most brilliant one at that. I’ve always been more interested in sculpted art than painted canvas. Sculptures, especially Michelangelo’s, such as The ‘David’ and ‘Pietà’, to note his more well-known works, are so fantastically detailed and accurate that it inspires me to emulate and attempt to create work such as his. Isn’t that the mark of a great an influential figure? To inspire and motivate the new generation and generations …show more content…

A magnificent sculpture that depicts the Virgin Mary holding her only child, Jesus Christ, after his crucifixion. Michelangelo created this beautiful sculpture during the Italian Renaissance Period, in his early twenties, from the year 1489 to 1499. He wanted the sculpture not to represent death, but instead to sanctify the communion between man and God. He used only one slab of marble to construct the entire masterpiece. Michelangelo’s Pietà is the only piece of art he ever signed. After regretting marking his work with what he thought to be too much pride, he vowed never to sign another piece of his work …show more content…

A most magnificently, wonderful monument and testimony to true artistry and genius. The “Sistine Chapel” is a High Renaissance Period piece made with gold and plaster using the fresco technique. The’ Sistine Chapel Ceiling’ dimensions are 40.5 meters long and 14 meters wide. The fresco is compiled of 47 beautiful art pieces each from the Old Testament. In the center lies the widely-known painting of God giving life to Adam, or known in the Old Testament as “The Creation of Adam and Eve.” Surrounding the center piece are “The Creation of the Heavens and Earth”, “The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden”, and the story of “Noah and the Great Flood”, just to name a few. Michelangelo started from the outside and finished with God, as he created the universe, in the center, because he felt that he knew his fresco painting style would be more refined and developed after painting all the other pieces, and wanted to paint God at his best. Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II in 1508 and the ceiling was revealed in October of

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