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Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo was born
in Caprese, Italy -
Mar 7, 1481
his mother died
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Mar 6, 1489
michelangelo moved into the palace of Florentine ruler Lorenzo to study sculptures
At the age of 14 -
Apr 9, 1492
Lorenzo the Magnificent’s death
led Michelangelo to flee to Bologna -
Mar 6, 1495
He returned to Florence
begin work as a sculptor -
Mar 6, 1500
michelangelo was sent to the fashionable Florentine painters shop
At the age of 13 -
Mar 7, 1503
Tomb of Julius II
completed and installed in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome -
Mar 7, 1512
Michelangelo completed the Florentine Pietà
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Oct 31, 1512
Michelangelo finished the Sistine Chapel
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Mar 7, 1546
Michelangelo's crowning glory
in his field it came when he was made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica -
Mar 7, 1546
Still working on the Pauline Chapel frescoes
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Mar 7, 1547
Michelangelo completed the Florentine Pietà
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Mar 7, 1550
Michelangelo worked on the Rondanini Pietà,
which is now in Milan. -
Feb 18, 1564
Michelangelo died
at age 88 -
Feb 18, 1564
died at home