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Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo is born
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Jan 1, 1481
his mom dies
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Jan 1, 1488
apprenticed to Dominico Ghirlandaio
Ghirlandaio was a Florentine painter who introduced Michelangelo to the fresco technique -
Jan 1, 1489
studies classical sculpture under the Medici Family
Michelangelo moves into the palace of the Florentine ruler, Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent.) There, he gets the chance to study under the sculptor, Bertoldo di Giovanni. In addition, he is exposed to many other prominant poets, scholars, and learned humanists of the time. -
Jan 1, 1491
sculpts Battle of the Centaurs and Madonna Seated on a Step
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Apr 9, 1492
Lorenzo de' Medici dies and political strife forces Michelangelo to flee to Bologna
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Jan 1, 1495
returns to Florence to begin work as a sculptor
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Jan 1, 1498
is invited to Rome by Cardinal Riario of San Giorgio
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Jan 1, 1500
sculpts the Pieta
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Aug 4, 1501
a republic is proclaimed in florence
12 days later, Michelangelo is commisioned to sculpt a statue of David -
May 1, 1508
begins his work on the Sistine Chapel
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Oct 31, 1512
finishes his paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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Jan 10, 1529
Nove della Milizia
Nove della Milizia was the group of 9 men in charge of Florence's forces. Michelangelo was supposedly an expert of fortification and one thing he did was to defend the hill of San Miniato -
Jan 1, 1536
begins work on the last judgement
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Jan 1, 1541
finishes Last Judgement
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Jan 1, 1548
made chief architect of Saint Peter's Basilica
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Feb 18, 1564
Michelangelo dies
in Rome, Italy
