March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Tuscany, Michelangelo was born. His family was once prosperous family of Florentine bankers but hard times had come. His father was forced to take a job in Caprese as a judicial administrator. After he was born his family moved from caprese to florence. There his mother became ill and died so he had to go to Settignaro. He was only six and he had to live with strangers. In later years he was reunited with his family. His family believed he needed a proper education but he only wanted to paint. At age 13, he became the apprentice for the great fresco painter Ghirlandaio. He was one of the two of his best students. His education was from a Humanist academy for two years. He worked in the medici household, after