1. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

2. Meet Michelangelo!

3. Do you know who the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were named after?
Donatello- Early Renaissance sculptor
Leonardo- Artist, writer, mathematician, inventor
Michelangelo- Sculptor
Raphael- Italian High Renaissance Classicism, painter

4. Michelangelo’s Life Born in Italy, March 6, 1475
Lived to be 88 years old
Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet

6. Sistine Chapel The chapel took six years to complete.
It’s high, sturdy walls were designed to help defend against potential attacks on the Vatican

7. Sistine Chapel Michelangelo’s most famous work was the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo did not want to paint the Sistine Chapel
because he considered himself a sculptor rather than
a painter.
He was paid $78,000 in todays money, which was a lot
of money at this time.

8. Sistine Chapel
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is 68 feet tall, which
would be approximately as high as if your school had
four floors instead of two!
Michelangelo and his assistants used a wooden
scaffolding which allowed them to stand upright
and reach above their heads.
Michelangelo designed the unique system of platforms
which were attached to the wall.

10. Famous Image This image is one of the world’s most recognizable images
This is called the Creation of Adam. God reaching for Adam.