Michelangelo

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

  • Republic of Florence


Sculptor, Painter, Poet, Architect and Engineer

Leading figure of the Italian Renaissance - AsNotedIn

Themes with Michelangelo

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1498/00/00 Cardinal Jean Bilheres de Lagraulas, the French ambassador in Rome, commissions Michelangelo to carve a statue of the Lamentation of Christ in Carrara marble as the cardinal's funeral monument. Sculptor Madonna della Pieta
1503/00/00 Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni carves a marble sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, 1501-1504. Sculptor Madonna of Bruges
1504/00/00 Michelangelo carves "David" between 1501 and 1504. Sculptor David (Michelangelo)
1506/00/00 Pope Julius II sends Giuliano da Sangallo and Michelangelo to inspect a statue discover on Esquiline Hill in Rome by a farmer working in his vineyard. Work Laocoon and His Sons
1508/00/00 Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel Ceiling. Painter The Sistine Chapel Ceiling Sistine Chapel Vatican Museums
1512/00/00 Michelangelo completes his painting of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling. Painter The Sistine Chapel Ceiling Sistine Chapel Vatican Museums
1516/00/00 Michelangelo carves "Dying Slave" between 1513 and 1516. The marble statue is intended to be a pendant, to compliment, the 'Rebellious Slave' at the tomb of Pope Julius II. Sculptor Dying Slave (Michelangelo)
1521/00/00 Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes "The Cristo della Minerva", also known as Christ the Redeemer, Christ Carrying the Cross or the Risen Christ. Sculptor Cristo della Minerva
1535/00/00 In early 1535, Michelangelo begins preparing the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel for "The Last Judgement". He will begin painting the fresco in 1536. Painter The Last Judgement Sistine Chapel Vatican Museums
1541/00/00 On the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo completes his fresco of the "The Last Judgement". Painter The Last Judgement Sistine Chapel Vatican Museums
1545/00/00 Michelangelo completes a marble sculpture of "Moses" for the tomb of Pope Julius II in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. Moses' horns are based on a mistranslation in the Vulgate bible that describes rays of light coming from Moses' head. Sculptor Moses (Michelangelo)
1546/00/00 Michelangelo Buonarroti is appointed chief architect of St Peters. He will design the central section. Architect St Peter's Basilica Vatican City
1553/00/00 Michelangelo carves "The Deposition" sometime between 1547 and 1555. Sculptor The Deposition

9 Creative Works by Michelangelo »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Madonna della Pieta Sculptor Sculpture 1498/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
Madonna of Bruges Sculptor Sculpture 1503/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
David (Michelangelo) Sculptor Sculpture 1504/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
The Sistine Chapel Ceiling Painter Painting 1508/00/00
  • 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die
Dying Slave (Michelangelo) Sculptor Sculpture 1516/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
Cristo della Minerva Sculptor Sculpture 1521/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
The Last Judgement Painter Painting 1535/00/00
  • 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die
Moses (Michelangelo) Sculptor Sculpture 1545/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture
The Deposition Sculptor Sculpture 1553/00/00
  • 300 or So Notable Sculpture

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