1475 was born in Caprice, near arezzo, and 1564 died in Rome on February 8th. In his early years, he was an apprentice in the workshop of Florence painter D. Girandayo. Later, because of his love for sculpture, he moved to work in Medici Garden, where the oldest carving relics were preserved. His early works are the relief Madonna by the Stairs and the Battle of Centaure, which were created at the age of 65,438+07. They are simple and firm, quiet and solemn, and have won the essence of classical style, which shows that he has been pursuing human body expression in intense exercise from the beginning. From 1494 to 1499, Michelangelo's Goddess of Wine and Mourning Christ are so outstanding that it is hard for the whole Roman art world to believe that these masterpieces were written by him. 150 1 ~ 1505 At that time, it was mainly in Florence, and the statue of David, the murals in cassina and the holy family were all immortal works. Among them, the net height of David is 4. 1 m, which shows the story of David, a legendary Jewish young hero, defeating the enemy Goliath with a naked posture. David's body is strong and majestic, which means that he can resist power and defend the people of Florence, which has obvious political significance. This work was originally planned to be placed in the cathedral as a decorative sculpture, but because of its great success, the government decided to put it in front of the city hall as a symbol of the city. Later, in order to protect the original, it was moved to the Florence Museum of Fine Arts. 1505, Michelangelo was invited to Rome to design and make a mausoleum sculpture for Pope Julius II. Due to several changes in the plan, although he worked intermittently for about 40 years, it was a great regret in his life. 1508 Michelangelo accepted the task of the Pope and the government to paint murals for the top wall of the Sistine Chapel. In order to complete this huge project, after many struggles, the Pope promised not to interfere in his work. After gaining full creative freedom, he devoted himself to his creation with great passion. The whole mural is framed by a magnificent architectural structure, and the roof of the whole rectangular hall is divided into a central part and a peripheral part, with the central part as the main body, and religious stories and figures are painted. In the center are nine paintings based on the story from the beginning of the world to the flood ark in the Bible, surrounded by 12 male and female prophets, Moses, David, etc. All the paintings have an area of over 500 square meters, and most of them have created 343 characters bigger than the real people. During the four years of painting, he refused to cooperate with his assistant and did everything by himself. Hard work was highly praised. After the veil was lifted, this mural was recognized as an unprecedented work. The art world even thinks that many characters he created with great boldness of vision, vigorous posture and strong will are the most perfect creations of art in the heyday of the Renaissance. Among them, an angel statue was sold to the Italian Renaissance exhibition hall of the British Metropolitan Museum for $250. Many people once doubted the authenticity of this statue. Later, a mysterious man took out the statue of an angel and signed it with Michelangelo, which proved the authenticity.
His architectural design boldly used classical columns, created a new style, and was good at highlighting the three-dimensional sense of column structure, which had a great influence on future Baroque architecture. It also made great contributions to the Italian Renaissance. In his later years, Michelangelo was not only responsible for the construction of St. Peter's Cathedral, but also participated in the architectural design of Farnese Palace, Piamen and capito Square. Among them, the masterpiece is the big dome designed for the hall of St. Peter's Cathedral. The base of this large dome is decorated with classical style, and the eaves are carved with garlands, giving people a three-dimensional and rich feeling; The shape curve of the dome itself is full of vitality, which is a model of his majestic and powerful artistic style in architectural design and sets a model for the roof construction of cathedrals and government buildings in Europe and America in the future. Other important works include the altar painting "The Last Judgment" created in his later years and the sculpture for the tomb of Pope Julius II; Although the mausoleum has not yet been completed, many sculptures are his most mature works, such as Moses, the Dying Slave, and later sculptures made by Day and Night and Dan and Xi for medici family's mausoleum. Michelangelo wrote many poems in his life, and about 300 poems have been handed down. Most of these poems were collected and published after his death. These works reflect his personality and feelings, indicating that he is indeed a talented poet.