Shut up!
This is my work!
I'm free to do whatever
I want with it!
Michelangelo
Brutal, barbaric, yet versatile,
it is the miracle of humanity that it creates
A Renaissance muse known as an "uomo universale" who is active in a variety of fields. She has a stubborn temperament and will not agree to anything even if it's the Pope's request if she doesn't agree with it. She hates bathing so much that she always smells bad...
Style
Hometown
Republic of Florence (present-day Italy)
Classics
"David"
"The Last Judgment "
"The Pietà of Saint Peter's" etc.
This is the Michelangelo piece!
The Pietà of Saint Peter's
This masterpiece was created by Michelangelo when he was 23 years old. Pieta is an Italian word meaning "pity," and refers to a work of art depicting the Virgin Mary mourning the death of Christ. The carefully rendered facial expressions and textures of the bodies and clothing of the figures make you forget that they are made of marble. Incidentally, it is the only work to bear Michelangelo's signature.
When people depict the Pietà, they often paint Mary as an old woman to match the young Christ. But not me! It’s fine if Mary is young, right?!
Year
1498-1500
Medium
Marble
Dimension
174 cm x 195 cm x 69 cm
Collection
St. Peter's Basilica
（Vatican City)
Who is Michelangelo?
Michelangelo Buonarroti
A versatile genius who represented Renaissance Italy. He displayed talent in a wide range of genres, including sculpture, painting, and architecture, and his ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are sometimes even called a miracle of humankind. He served the Pope and the Medici family throughout his life, and despite occasional conflicts, he was a professional who left behind magnificent works. On the other hand, there are records that he had a very difficult personality, and it is said that his nose, which was crooked after being punched in a fight, remained a lifelong complex for him.
Full Name
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Born
March 6, 1475
Died
February 18, 1564(aged 88)