Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Republic of Florence
Sculptor, Painter, Poet, Architect and Engineer
Leading figure of the Italian Renaissance - AsNotedIn
Leading figure of the Italian Renaissance - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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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 |
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Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
Madonna della Pieta | Sculptor | Sculpture | 1498/00/00 |
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Madonna of Bruges | Sculptor | Sculpture | 1503/00/00 |
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David (Michelangelo) | Sculptor | Sculpture | 1504/00/00 |
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The Sistine Chapel Ceiling | Painter | Painting | 1508/00/00 |
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Dying Slave (Michelangelo) | Sculptor | Sculpture | 1516/00/00 |
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Cristo della Minerva | Sculptor | Sculpture | 1521/00/00 |
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The Last Judgement | Painter | Painting | 1535/00/00 |
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Moses (Michelangelo) | Sculptor | Sculpture | 1545/00/00 |
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The Deposition | Sculptor | Sculpture | 1553/00/00 |
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