Michelangelo di Lodovico Buinarroti Simoni, born on March, 3, 1475, is widely known as one of the greatest artists of both his time, and the present. He was a Renaissance painter, author, architect, and sculptor. His best known work would most likely be the frescos he painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. While he was a great artist, his family was interested in the banking business, making him raised in moderate wealth. He and his four brothers lived a life of means. However, his father quickly realized that Michelangelo would not be a part of the family banking business when he was reprimanded for paying more attention to paintings on the buildings nearby instead of his schooling. While he did not finish his schooling, he did eventually come to start writing in his later to middle years. They were mainly letters perceived as short stories and sonnets, but noted as a “more original and expressive way” (britannica.com). Most were sonnets, but there were some madrigals, which are similar to sonnets, but not a structure quite as predetermined.
He had many apprenticeships, and eventually started to study sculpting by the Medici family, who was known to be very powerful. He had a “quick temper, which not only got him into trouble, it created a pervasive dissatisfaction for the painter, who constantly strived for perfection but was unable to compromise” (biography.com). Along with this, he struggled with depression and loneliness. Michelangelo wrote letters “expressing strong feelings of attachment to young men” (britannica.com). While many assume that this means Michelangelo was homosexual, as he was never married, there is theory that he was actually solely searching for a male surrogate. Nonetheless, it did not affect his fame and popularity. Michelangelo was the first person to have not only one, but two biographies written about him while he was still alive. Michelangelo died on February 2, 1564 at almost 89 years old.
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