Chapter 7 - Michelangelo Flashcards
Where did he grow up
In Florence
Who was his patron and was he treated well
Lorenzo de Medici and extremely well he was like one of the family and lived in their house until death.
What did he prefer painting or sculpting ?
Sculpting
Where did he move to from Florence
Rome.
What did he produce when he came to Rome.
The pieta
What is the pieta of
The dead Christ lying on Mary
Where is the pieta today
St peters basilica Rome
When did Michelangelo return to Florence
In 1501
What did he do when he returned
He sculpted the suclpture David out of a single block of white Rome.
When did he return to Rome
1505
Why did he return to Rome
As he had been requested to by Pope julius II
Why did the pope want him
We wanted him to paint the ceiling if the Sistine chapel
How long did the fresco take him
4 years
How did he paint the ceiling
By lying on his back scaffolding
What did he paint first on the ceiling
God creating Adam in the centre
