953 nut 69,836 #1 Posted 2 hours ago November 1, 1512, The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of the finest works by Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time. Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists, was born in the small village of Caprese in 1475. The son of a government administrator, he grew up in Florence, a center of the early Renaissance movement, and became an artist’s apprentice at age 13. Demonstrating obvious talent, he was taken under the wing of Lorenzo de’ Medici, the ruler of the Florentine republic and a great patron of the arts. After demonstrating his mastery of sculpture in such works as the Pieta (1498) and David (1504), he was called to Rome in 1508 to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel—the chief consecrated space in the Vatican. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 13,209 #2 Posted 1 hour ago ... and not to cover up grafitti by some clown with a couple of rattle cans... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
