1. Michelangelo Buonarroti He was one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, a period when the arts and sciences flourished.

2. MICHELANGELO Born on March 6, 1475, at Caprese, Tuscany. Parents are Ludovico di Leonardo di Buonarotto Simoni and Francesca Neri. The second of five brothers.

3. Michelangelo Michelangelo became an apprentice Domenico Ghirlandaio to prominent Florentine painter, Domenico Ghirlandaio at the age of 12, but soon began to study sculpture instead. Lorenzo de Medici, 1494. He attracted the attention and patronage of Lorenzo de Medici, who was ruler of Florence until 1494.

4. His Studies of Anatomy During the years he spent a lot of time dissecting corpses to learn about the human anatomy. This helped make his sculptures and paintings more realistic.

5. SOME OF MICHELANGELO’S FAMOUS ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES INCLUDE…..

6. He began work on the colossal figure of "David" in 1501, and by 1504 the sculpture (standing at 4.34m/14 ft 3 in tall) was placed outside the Palazzo Vecchio. The statue became a symbol for the new republic that had replaced Medici rule.

7. Upon entering the Museum you see the unfinished works of Michelangelo’s Statues that were suppose to be for Julius II tomb.

8. Walking down the Gallery to see the David You see unfinished Works of Michelangelo Who seen to be wanting to escape the restrictive stone they are in.

9. Michelangelo portrayed "David" partly as the ideal man, partly as an adolescent youth. Unlike predecessors by other sculptors which depict David with the grisly head of the giant under his foot, Michelangelo poses David at the moment he faces the giant, the deed before him. He believed that this was David's moment of greatest courage.

10. Our first stop was the Gallery of the Academy. The original sculptures by Michelangelo was done when he was only 25 years old. 1501-1504

11. DAVID (Completed in 1504) *DAVID IS ONE OF MICHELANGELO’S MOST FAMOUS SCULPTURES* The character of David and what he symbolizes, was perfectly in tune with Michelangelo's patriotic feelings. At the time, Florence was going through a difficult period, and its citizens had to be alert and mobilized to confront permanent threats. He used David as a model of heroic courage, in the hope that the Florentines would understand his message. This young Biblical hero demonstrated that inner spiritual strength can prove to be more effective than arms.

13. Pietà (Completed in 1500) Some of Michelangelo’s realistic sculptures include: St. Peter (Completed in 1504) Christ Carrying the Cross (Completed in 1521)

14. Dome of St. Peter’s Basilica Michelangelo was made head-architect of this project when he was in his seventies. He wrote: "Many believe, -- and I believe -- that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him." Outside Inside

15. Piazza Campidoglio Michelangelo designed the Campidoglio around an oval shape, with the famous antique bronze equestrian statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in the center.

17. Michelangelo's MosesMoses (center) with RachelRachel and Leah on his sidesLeah

18. Tomb of Pope Julius II Michelangelo had been commissioned by Julius II to produce his tomb, which was planned to be the most magnificent of Christian times. It was to be located in the new Basilica of St. Peter's, then under construction.

19. Why does Moses have horns? Michelangelo's "Moses" has horns because one of the biblical translations of "rays of light" became "horns" in Italian. Because of this mistranslation, depictions of Moses with horns became somewhat commonplace.

20. Portrait of Michelangelo byMichelangelo Daniele da Volterra.Daniele da Volterra

21. The Pieta One of three of the Pieta statues of Michelangelo

23. Sistine Chapel

26. Sistine Chapel (Completed in 1512) In April 1508, Michelangelo was summoned to Rome by Julius II. He had a job for Michelangelo: painting twelve figures of apostles and some decorations on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

27. God dividing the water from Heaven

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32. Christ The Judge

35. The flayed remains of Michelangelo

36. Michelangelo Buonarroti died, giving himself up to God, on February 18th, 1564, after a "slow fever." He made his will in three sentences, in front of his physician and his friends, saying that he left "his soul to God, his body to the earth, and his material possessions to his nearest relations."

37. The Tomb of Michelangelo Florence Santa Croce