Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Meet Michelangelo Do

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

Meet Michelangelo!

Do you know who the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were named after? • Donatello- Early Renaissance sculptor • Leonardo- Artist, writer, mathematician, inventor • Michelangelo- Sculptor • Raphael- Italian High Renaissance Classicism, painter

Michelangelo’s Life • Born in Italy, March 6, 1475 • Lived to be 88 years old • Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet

Sistine Chapel • The chapel took six years to complete. • It’s high, sturdy walls were designed to help defend against potential attacks on the Vatican

Sistine Chapel • Michelangelo’s most famous work was the Sistine Chapel • Michelangelo did not want to paint the Sistine Chapel because he considered himself a sculptor rather than a painter. • He was paid $78, 000 in todays money, which was a lot of money at this time.

Sistine Chapel • The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is 68 feet tall, which would be approximately as high as if your school had four floors instead of two! • Michelangelo and his assistants used a wooden scaffolding which allowed them to stand upright and reach above their heads. • Michelangelo designed the unique system of platforms which were attached to the wall.

Famous Image • This image is one of the world’s most recognizable images • This is called the Creation of Adam. God reaching for Adam.