The views of artists of the past is a lonely tormented outsider, who creates his art through his pain and anguish. Michelangelo was just that and one can say the stereotype is modeled after him. Not having many friends or assistants, he was an unsociable individual. His attitude coming of as rude and a quick temper drove others away from him and kept him lonely. Even though he came off as unlikeable or social guy, he still produced some of the most amazing artwork till this day. Besides the fact that he was lonely Michelangelo Buonarrati is one of the most prominent ever, and possibly the best. Perhaps it was his loneliness that drove his passion for art.
Michelangelo was born March 6, 1475 in Caprice, Italy. His dad and himself always considered him a “son of Florence”. His parents were Ludovicio Buonarroti and Francesca Neri. Thourgh his life he never mentioned or credited his mother. As a young child his mother was too sick and failed to nurse him and died when he was only six. As a result he was cared for by a nurse in a family of stone cutters. First dreams of being an artist came about this time. When he told his father his idea, his dad flew into rage. He informed Michelangelo that artist are laborers and are not better than shoemakers. Michelangelo …show more content…
Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the “Battle of Cascina”. Which was to be placed in the Sala dei Cinquecento of the Palazzo Vecchio opposite of Leonardo Da Vinchi’s “Battle of Anghiari”. After completing the David. Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to produce his tomb in 1505. He enthusiastically accepted the task, which was to have more than 40 figures. Pope informed him to wait on the tomb so that Michelangelo could paint the Sistine Chapel. He finish the tomb in 1515, after completing the Sistine Chapel. Some of his finest sculptings came from the tomb, such as “Bound Slave”, “Moses” and the “Dying Slave”, even though he redesigned it on a more modest