Renaissance - Michelangelo Buonarroti Flashcards
1
Q
What year was he born?
A
1475
2
Q
Where was he born?
A
Florence
3
Q
What was his father?
A
Legal officer
4
Q
What did his father believe about art?
A
Painting/sculpting were not manual trades
Disapproved of his work
5
Q
Who did he study with when he was 13?
A
Ghirlandaio
6
Q
Who noticed him?
A
Lorenzo de Medici
7
Q
What influenced him in the Medici palace?
A
Roman sculptures
Anatomical detail
Body in motion
8
Q
Who influence him?
A
Donatello
Leonardo
Masaccio
9
Q
What are the main themes he deals with?
A
The struggle of the soul to free itself from the “prison of the material world”
Religion
10
Q
Where and when did he die?
A
Rome, 1564
11
Q
Who were his patrons?
A
Medicis
Florence
Popes
12
Q
What were his techniques and style?
A
Heroic male figures Emphasis on volume of the figure Attention to anatomy Movement + gesture Rough/unfinished sculptures
13
Q
What is a quotes by Michelangelo?
A
“A man paints with his brains and not with his hands”
