Facts about Italy: Michelangelo Facts

Facts about Italy presents Michelangelo Facts
Michelangelo was a true genius of his time. He had the most extraordinary skills when it came to painting, engineering, math, philosophy, and architecture. His pride and joy can when he took the challenge and succeeded in painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling with “The Last Judgment”. His sculpture of David was simply magnificent to see and hard to believe this man could have the patience and care needed to complete this tedious task. He believed in finishing a task he started before moving to another.

Born in Italy in 1475, he was one of five boys to father Ludovico di Leonardo di Buonaratto Simoni and mother Francesca Neri. His painting skills were perfected by serving as an apprentice to the great painter Ghirlandaio. He also studied sculpture at the Medici Gardens. He died in 1564 after completing the wall of the Sistine Chapel. Other great works by Michelangelo include Battle of the Centaurs done between 1490 and 1492, the Pieta completed between 1498 and 1500, and the Statue of David sculpted between 1501 and 1512.

The Creation of Adam was created at the same time as he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel from 1505 until 1512.