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Monster Essays - Michelangelo 3
MICHELANGELO
One of the most admired and successful artists of all time is
Michelangelo. Although he was born in Caprese, a small village near Arezzo,
Michelangelo grew up in Florence. His father was Ludovico Buonarroti, a
Florentine official with connections to the ruling Medici family. At the age of
thirteen, Michelangelo was placed as an apprentice in the workshop of
Domencio Ghirlandaio. He then studied at the scuplture school in the Medici
gardens. He was then invited into the Medici home where he met the two
Medici boys who would later become Popes Leo X and Clement VII.
Michelangelo produced two sculptures while in the House of Med....
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