How Did Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy but moved to Florence shortly after. He was an Italian painter, architect, poet, and most famously a sculptor. It all started when Michelangelo became an apprentice to a painter before studying in the sculpture gardens of the powerful Medici family. His works include the David and Pieta statues and the ceiling paintings of Rome's Sistine Chapel, including the Last Judgment.
Michelangelo always considered himself to be a Florentine, but lived most of his life in Rome. Michelangelo's father, Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni and mother Francesca Neri, his father was the chief Florentine official. Michelangelo’s father wanted him to become part

While attending school he did meet a friend by the name of Francesco Granacci. Francesco introduced Michelangelo to painter Domenico Ghirlandaio who needed an apprentice. Michelangelo's father finally agreed to apprentice him, at the age of 13, to the well-known Florentine painter's workshop but not before Michelangelo’s father and his uncle Francesco beat the young Michelangelo in an effort to change his mind. Michelangelo’s father thought being a painter was below their family name. There, Michelangelo was introduced to the technique of fresco. Michelangelo had spent only a year at the workshop when an extraordinary opportunity opened to

Christ looks like he is in a peaceful slumber, and not one who has been bloodied and bruised after hours of torture and suffering. While supporting Jesus, Mary’s right hand side. He is draped across Mary's lap as she looks down upon his body in peace. Michelangelo's sculpture is calm, and almost tranquil, but still full of sadness. The wounds on Jesus' hands and feet from being nailed to the cross are small. The muscles in his body are so perfectly chiseled as if Michelangelo had Christ setting right in front of him while he worked on the piece. He looks almost has if he has fallen asleep, not been the victim of a violent execution.
When the sculpture was finished there were complaints against Michelangelo because of the way he depicted Mary. They said, “She appears rather young, and in fact, that she could not be the mother of a thirty three year old”. Michelangelo was able to hush them up with a little knowledge. He stated that the virgin mother would not have aged like other woman usually