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Biography
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany. Several months after Michelangelo's birth, his family returned to Florence, where Michelangelo was raised. From here, he would grow to be one of the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time.
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reliefs Battle of the Centaurs (left) and The Madonna of the Stairs (right).
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THE PIETA
During the time of 1498-1499, Michelangelo sculpted his masterpiece the PIET for the French cardinal Jean de Billheres. The statue was made for the cardinal's funeral monument, but on the right to its current location, the first chapel was moved as one enters the basilica, in the 18th century. It is the only piece Michelangelo ever signed.
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DAVID
In 1502, Michelangelo returned to Florence, which had become a republic, and receives an order from the local authorities for a bronze David (finished by another artist and sent to France, now lost) and a colossal marble statue of DAVID . In 1504, his colossal DAVID was set up in front of the Palazzo della Signoria. The marble statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence.
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References
All photos used in slide show were taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buonarotti-scala.jpg
Information used in slide show was also obtained from the following website: http://100swallows.wordpress.com/michelangelo/michelangelotimeline/
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