His education came to a stop at the young age of 13, when he began to receive tutoring form two artists named Domancio and Bertoldo di Giovanni. ... Although Michelangelo claimed to be self-taught, one might recognize the influence of artists like Leonardo, Giotto, and Poliziano. ... Michelangelo is often referred to as the most famous artist of western civilization, and a supreme Renaissance artist. ... A decade later, another artist dressed the nude figures in draperies when society became more conservative. ... At the age of 89, Michelangelo died. ...

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During his long life he accomplished more than most artists could in a hundred life times. ... A gifted artist and poet, he helped set the pace of the Renaissance. ... Michelangelo worked right up until his last week. ... Michelangelo led a life worthy of our utmost attention. He is perhaps one of the most well known artists in history. ...

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The greatest artist of the human figure was also one of Renaissance Italy's greatest poets. ... Like other Renaissance poets, Michelangelo wrote primarily of love. Like Shakespeare, Michelangelo loved both men and women and both spiritually "fair" and "dark" ladies. ... Those still hankering, after The Agony and the Ecstasy and several biographies, to know what the greatest Western artist "was like" should turn to these poems Michelangelo continually sought challenge, whether physical, artistic, or intellectual He favored media that required hard physical labor "marble ca...

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Michelangelo Biography Michelangelo was pessimistic in his poetry and an optimist in his artwork. ... As was his custom, Michelangelo portrayed all the figures nude, but prudish draperies were added by another artist (who was dubbed the "breeches-maker") a decade later, as the cultural climate became more conservative. ... The great Renaissance poet Ludovico Ariosto wrote succinctly of this famous artist: "Michael more than mortal, divine angel." ... Michelangelo's sculptures were his goals. ... Michelangelo is my role model. ...

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Many artists convey the feelings of the many and not the few in their art. ... Michelangelo's David was one of many examples of the exaltation of man. ... The first artist to use the more realistic look to the art was Giotto. ... An even better example of this shift in views from the medieval art to the Renaissance art was Michelangelo's sculpture of David. ... The great artists Donatello, Giotto, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Masaccio all gave a perspective that could not be seen if in written form. ...

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Another great artist of this time was Michelangelo Buonarroti. ... His teacher was Domencio Ghirlandio, a very famous artist. ... Michelangelo used this technique while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Although Michelangelo was a good and prolific painter, he enjoyed sculpting the most. ... Michelangelo, as well as Leonardo, were both geniuses in art and paved the way for other great artist of this time period and time periods to come. ...

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Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of all time. ... Five paintings by Perugino and Michelangelo had to be removed. ... The wall had to be done over and Michelangelo never spoke to Sebastiano, who had once been a student of Michelangelo. ... Unfortunately, Michelangelo's masterpiece only remained intact for fourteen years, at which point artists were commissioned to paint clothes on the "most beautiful nudes." ... (Brandes 394) "The Last Judgment" is a beautiful painting by the master artist, Michelangelo. ...

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Also present in his work, in the postures and the anatomical development of his characters, is the influence of Michelangelo. Michelangelo claims many years after Raphael died, that "everything he knew about art he got from me". Don't think Michelangelo was a great admirer of Raphael's work. ... This individual piece alone has been admired by many artists. ... Some of his famous works: Best known for his Madonna's -Sistine Madonna _Crucifixtion -Portrait of the artist and friend - The Transfiguration (I love this ONE)!!! ...

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He was the first artist to make landscape as the main subject of the painting. ... Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo, Italy and died on February 18, 1564, Rome, Italy. ... Rubens was one of the most famous and successful European artists of the 17th century, known for works of, The Descent from the Cross, Wolf and Fox Hunt and The Garden of Love. ... He would be regarded as the greatest artist in the Northern Renaissance. ...

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His father was, according to the 16th century artist and biographer Giorgia Vasari, a painter "of no great merit."" ... Raphael, an Italian Renaissance painter, is considered one of the greatest and most popular artists of all time. ... His most original composition of this period is the Entombment of Christ (1507, Borghese Gallery, Rome), an altarpiece that shows the strong influence of Michelangelo in the postures and anatomical development of the figures. ... In this short space of time, this young artist multiplied masterpieces and left behind the most complete, serene, and harmonious...

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The Art changes dramatically putting focus on human interest, needs, and abilities; artist painted their subject more real, and reading and writing because useful in daily life. ... The Sistine Chapel ceiling made by Michelangelo, God is not golden colored. ...

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