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Mar 6, 1475
Michaelangelo's Birthday
Michaelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 Caprese, Republic of Florence, Italy. -
1481
Michaelangelo's mother pass away
Michaelengelo's mother passes away, although there was no record of her, they say that she was weak and frail before that and wasn't even able to milk him when he was born. She tragically dies in the winter due to a fever as she was sick before that already. -
Jan 1, 1488
Michaelangelo became an apprentice
At the age of 13 Michaelangelo decided to become an apprentice, although his father told him not to. Apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandaio who was a talented painter. -
Jan 1, 1494
Hired to sculpt St. Dominic
Michaelangelo's worked in bologna got hired to sculpt the St. Dominic. This event in result made him work for about 1 year. -
Jan 1, 1498
Returned to Florence
Michaelangelo's returned to Florence for better opportunity to work, carved St. John the Baptist, sleeping cupid, one of his most famous work pieta and has very own first and still standing today sculpture, the Bacchus. -
Jan 1, 1501
The 'David'
MIchaelangelo accepted the challenge, and sculpted "David" it took MIchaelangelo over 3 years to accomplish the sculpture. -
Jan 1, 1506
The Holy Family
MIchaelangelo created the famous Holy Family, it took him over 2 years and is considered a master piece in in the XVI century in Italian art. -
Jan 1, 1508
The Sistine Chapel
Michaelenelo spent 4 years in Rome painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (finished October 1512) -
Jan 1, 1534
Michaelengelo returns to Rome
Michaelangelo returned to Rome to paint "The Last Judgement" on the altar of the Sistine Chapel. -
Feb 18, 1564
Death
Michaelangelo died in Rome in the year 1564, February 18th, the cause of his death being a slow fever.
