After about one year of learning the art of fresco, Michelangelo went on to study at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens and shortly thereafter was invited into the household of Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent. ... In this famous work of art, Mary is depicted holding her dead son in her hands with an expression of resignation on her face. ... The Last Judgment, which Michelangelo finished in 1541 was the largest fresco of the Renaissance, depicting Judgment. ...

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