Happy Birthday Michelangelo! Though the date cannot be secured, it is believed that the great painter, sculptor, and architect was born on 6 March 1475 in Caprese. Regarded in his own day as il divino — the divine one — Michelangelo epitomizes the High Renaissance in Rome and was instrumental in the development of Mannerism as numerous younger artists drew inspiration from his designs. Michelangelo’s talent was evident from a young age and his creativity did not diminish over the long course of his life, which came to a close in 1564 when Michelangelo was only a few weeks shy of his 89th birthday.
Reference: Anthony Hughes and Caroline Elam. “Michelangelo.” Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. <http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T057716>.
Pietà, marble, 1497-1500, St. Peter’s, Rome
Bruges Madonna, marble, 1503, Onze Lieve Vrouwe, Bruges
David, marble, 1501-4, Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence
Moses, marble, 1513-15, tomb of Julius II, S. Pietro in Vincoli, Rome
Creation of the Sun and Moon, 1511-12, fresco, Sistine Chapel, Rome
Last Judgment, fresco, 1536-41, Sistine Chapel, Rome
Studies for the Libyan Sibyl, red chalk, 1508-12, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1924
Vestibule of the Biblioteca Laurenziana, 1524–62, Florence
Campidoglio, 1544-61 as shown in etching by Etienne Dupérac
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