![]() ![]() His initial success can be credited to his family’s connections to the powerful, noble Florentine family, the Medici. Better late than neverĪlthough he became an artistic superstar, Michelangelo’s start was different from most artists of his time. He also complained a lot, and, at times, could be overconfident, curt, and blunt, once resulting in a punch in the nose. Despite a few mid-career collaborations, Michelangelo was careful and guarded, never running a typical workshop, locking his studio, and burning drawings. He did not like to debate art, waste time, or show his work before he was ready. In today’s terms, Michelangelo was a workaholic homebody whose cats missed him when he was away. Not only do we have more primary sources on Michelangelo than any other historical artist, he is one of the most written-about artists of all time. Despite three biographies written about the artist during his own lifetime, we know the most about the sometimes-generous and often-humorous perfectionist through his letters. ![]() As commemorations, over one hundred portraits of him were created during the sixteenth century alone, far more than any other artist at the time. He was mythologized by followers, emulated by artists, celebrated by humanists, and patronized by a total of nine popes. His art was in high demand, and thought to have terribilità, poorly translated as “terribleness” and better described as powerfulness. Michelangelo Buonarotti-the Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, and poet-was called “Il Divino” (The Divine One) by his contemporaries because they perceived his artworks to be otherworldly. 1545, oil on wood, 88.3 x 64.1 cm ( The Metropolitan Museum of Art) “Who was Michelangelo?” Elena FitzPatrick Sifford on casta paintingsīIPOC Reader: Teaching Practices and Strategies with…Īttributed to Daniele da Volterra, Michelangelo Buonarroti, c.
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