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Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo's Birth
Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy. -
1489
Michelangelo Became Apprenticed
In 1489, at the age of 14, Michelangelo entered a sculpting contest. Michelangelo's work was so beautiful that he won! So Michelangelo became apprenticed to Lorenzo De Medici, where he got to work with some of the greatest artists and philosophers of the time. -
1499
The Creation of the Pieta
Michelangelo finished making the Pieta, a sculpture of Mary holding dead Jesus on her lap, in 1499. -
1504
The Making of the David
Michelangelo finished making the David, a sculpture of the boy who fought the giant Goliath, in 1504. -
1512
The Painting of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo started this painting in 1508, and after 4 years of backbreaking work, he finally finished a painting with over 300 figures in it! -
Feb 14, 1564
Michelangelo's Death
Michelangelo died on February 14, 1564, in Rome,Italy at the age of 89.
