Chapter 1
The stubborn apprentice of Florence
Chapter 2
Painting under protest in the Sistine Chapel
Chapter 3
Shaping stone and space
Chapter 4
The divine genius of the twilight years
YOUR GOAL
Master of The world of Michelangelo
Ch 1 · The stubborn apprentice of Florence
andy The Stubborn Apprentice of Florence
Paid to paint, walked right out, carved my own way!
andy Cardinal Jean de Bilhères-Lagraulas demanded Rome's best sculpture, so Michelangelo spent months in Carrara searching for flawless blue-white
Fun Fact
First painting: Michelangelo's first known painting, created around 1487, depicts Saint Anthony being tormented by a swarm of flying, scaly demons.
Glossary
apprentice (noun)
A person who works for another in order to learn a trade. In 1488, a thirteen-year-old Michelangelo became an apprentice to the Florentine painter Domenico Ghirlandaio.
A person who works for another in order to learn a trade. In 1488, a thirteen-year-old Michelangelo became an apprentice to the Florentine painter Domenico Ghirlandaio.
Quiz
From which famous quarry did Michelangelo personally select his blocks of pure white marble?
Quiz
How long had the massive 17-foot block of marble used for the statue of David been abandoned before Michelangelo took the contract?
Quiz
Which biblical figure does Michelangelo's colossal 17-foot-tall marble masterpiece in Florence represent?
Quiz
Which powerful Florentine ruler invited the teenage Michelangelo to live in his palace and study classical sculpture?