Michelangelo Buonarroti was born March 6, 1475 in the small village of Caprese, Italy. A sculptor, architect, painter, and poet that did his work in the Italian high renaissance. Michelangelo's father, Ludovico Buonarroti had connection to the prominent Medici family. He studies at the gardens when he was 15 years old and was invited into the household of Lorenzo de' Medici, the magnificent. Michelangelo's future was shaped to a large degree by his life in Lorenzo's household. When …showed first 75 words of 771 total…

…showed last 75 words of 771 total…virgin holds the body of Christ on her lap, where as on his later pieta she no longer supports Christ but leans over him in an embrace. Michelangelo died at the end of the Renaissance era when art was moving into the Baroque era. Michelangelo ruled the Renaissance with his artwork. Bibliography References: http://sunsite.auc.dk/cgfa/michelan www.michaelangelo.com/buonarroti.html www.ocaiw.com/michel.htm www.thais.it/scultura/michelan.htm