...1496 to 1501.From that period there are to famous sculptures Bachus, made for Jacopo Galli and Pietà from San Pietro. For unknon reasons, Michelangelo returned to Fluorinate. He sat there from 1501 to 1505. He found everything changed. But a great thing happened to him he met Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo had the opportunity to be in touch ith da Vincis ork and da Vinci himself. Leonardo, ho as 23 years older, encouraged Michelangelo. They did not become friends. But important as that Michelangelo agreed the fact that Leonardo as still better than he as and tried to learn from him, and Leonardo understood that Michelangelos talent as real and very ell used.During the time spent in Fluorinate Michelangelo sculpted a lot of statues. The first job as coming from Cardinal Francesco Piccolomini future Pope Pirus II, Jacopo Gallis friend. Michelangelo had to make 15 statues for the Cathedral from Siena, in 4 years.Michelangelos behavior as at least eird. He did not respect the engagement. At the end of the period he had only 4 statues. Michelangelo made another sculpture, Madonna from Brunger, for the Cathedral from Siena, but he changed his mind he sold it in 1506. He sculpted a lot of others Maddens. They ere very beautiful pieces, unlike the ones from Siena. Michelangelos statues gave the impression of life.At this time, Michelangelo met Donatello and Leonardo. And from no on, Donatello and Leonardo, beside the ancient influence, inspired Michelangelo s technique.Michelangelos strange behavior found a reason he as trapped, body and soul, by the giant block of marble, hich ould become David.In 1463 Agostino di Duccio sculpted a Hercules. The next year his masters required him another huge statue, David. For a stupid reason di Duccio refused and messed all. In 1501 Michelangelo received an offer to continue the unstarted ork of Agositno di Duccio. He accepted immediately. David as ready in 1504 and it had been appreciated by Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli and many others. It as placed in the middle of Fluorinate. Some time later, Michelangelo had been called to paint Battle of Casincea, together ith Leonardo, hich as painting Battle of Anghiari. Both of the paintings should be exhibited in the big court of Palazzo Vecchio. MID YEARS 1505-1534 Michelangelo riched the highest step of his glory, hen he as called to Rome, for decorating popes Iuliu 2nds grave.Michelangelo accepted right aay, because, finally he had the opportunity to fulfil his dream to make a huge ork, to put all his talent in there. But, unfortunately, ith all the good pieces of advice of Giuliano Sangallo, the pope listened to envious artists, like Bramate, and concealed the contract.Michelangelo got very furious. His patience as too hard tried. He left Rome ithout any ord. The pope felt sorry for offending such an artist and looked for him. The reconciliation took place in Bologna, 1506. Michelangelo made a statue of Iuliu II, there, in Bologna, but it ould be destroyed in 1511. Finally Michelangelo returned to Rome, here, his friend Giuliano Sagnallo convinced all that Michelangelo is the man. Only Michelangelo could paint the Valut of the Sixtine Chapel. The envious artists also believed that Michelangelo should paint the Valut. The thought that Michelangelo ould not accept he as a sculptor and offence the pope. If Michelangelo ould accept, they ere sure that he ould never be capable of such great ork. They ere all rong. Although against his ill, Michelangelo accepted. He started in May, 1508. He orked ithout any help, far aay from the outside orld.There as some information, hich said that at first Michelangelo had to paint only a little part of the Valut. But Iuliu II as irritated by Michelangelos pressing. The great artist told him over and over that the Valut as empty and pour, and he ould never let it like that. Thence Iuliu II said his famous ords Do hat you ant!. And Michelangelo did hat he anted. On the 31st of October, 1512, the Valut of the Sixtin Chapel as open. Thousands of people crossed themselves in front of a miracle.The Valut meant very much. Michelangelos genius as recognized by all. But the glory as nothing for Michelangelo. He had a lonely life and the only joy he could have as to make pope Iuliu IIs grave. But life had a ne blo the pope died, on the 21st of February 1513. There ere a lot of discussions for the grave and ne contracts beteen Michelangelo and Iuliu IIs ill performances. During all this time Michelangelo sculpted magnificent orks, like Revolted slave, Moses, Die slave etc. during all those years, everything as confuse Michelangelo accepted some orks and then renounced at them, Florenta fell under the Medicis family command again, a plague epidemic, rong decisions and so onFINAL DAYS 1536-1564 All those determinated Michelangelo to move, forever this time, to Rome, in 1534. But Michelangelos technique as not the same. It lost its ancient influences, to the pain and melancholy advantage. hitnesses to his transformation are The Night and The Aurora, from the Medicis Chapel.One year later, in 1535, the pope Paul III, asked Michelangelo to lead the orks for San Pietro Cathedral. Some time later, Paul III careced Michelangelo to paint The Judegement Day on the sacred all of the Valut. Michelangelo accepted, once more against his ill, but sure that he as the only one ho could finish hat he started. After shoing the begins of life on Earth, Michelangelo painted the end of the orld Judegement day 1541.Everybody loved the Valut. The Judgement Day as also a big success but it as also frightful. It as shoing the ne call of God, the day hen everyone equal and naked in front of the Providence.Beteen 1542-1550 the sculptor Michelangelo continued his painting career making to all paintings in the Pauline Chapel. In 1548 he finished after many years and many obstacles, the grave of Iuliu II.The time ent by and Michelangelo as not tired. He orked as an architect and he proved his izens. But something happened to him he realized that ne generation of sculptors, painters, architects, and poets, ere on the road. He realized that the language he spoke had ancient influences and that the future as coming very fast, and he as not young anymore. Even if popes like Iuliu III, Paul IV, Pirus IV tried to get him on their side, Michelangelo felt that his time passed aay. Michelangelo left the stage of life on the 18th of February 1564. All his life, Michelangelo orked at Pietà. He did not finish it and some said that it as destined to his on grave. Bachus as a great statue, made by marble, 203-ft. height. Unlike the others statues of Michelangelo, Bachuss concept seems to be ronde-bosse it can be atched from all parts even more it makes you sourround it to see it from different angles. In the first sight, one can belive that Bachus is an ancient statue. Its ancient character is not given only by the expression but also by the ay it as ...
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