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Mar 6, 1475
birth
Michelangelo was born in Caprese near Florence where his father was the local magistrate -
1488
Appreticeship
In 1488 he was apprenticed to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. Michelangelo then lived in the leading patron of arts in Florence, the household of Lorenzo de' Medici -
1496
Rome
He travelled to Bologna and then to Rome after the Medici were expelled from Florence -
1497
Pieta
The sculpture that made hiw name -
Period: 1501 to 1504
David
He created "David" after he returned to Florence -
Period: 1508 to 1512
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
His next major commission,recognised at once as a great work of art. Michelangelo was from then on regarded as Italy's grestest living artist -
1534
Return to Rome
He was then commissioned to paint "The Last Judgement" on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel -
Period: 1537 to 1541
The Last Judgement
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Feb 18, 1564
Death
He died in Rome being on of the best artists in Italy. Future generations adore and remember him as one of the wold's most famed artists
