M13: Highlights of Michelangelo

        Michelangelo was born on March 6th, 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany. At the time Michelangelo was born, his father, Ludovico di Leonardo di Buonarotto Simoni was the Judicial administrator of the small town Caprese. His mother was Fransesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena. After several months after he was born, the family moved back to Florence, Italy. During the prolonged illness and when his mother died in 1481, he moved in with a stonecutter and his wife and family in the town of Settignano..
        In 1499 Michelangelo was in Florence. Over time, Michelangelo started sculpting a very famous sculptor today known as the Statue of David. The colossal statue portrayed David as as a symbol of Florentine freedom. It was placed in Piazza della Signoria, in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. Michelangelo released his masterpiece in 1504. The Statue of David is known for the most renown works of the Renaissance.
        Although Michelangelo died hundreds of years ago, he is still known for a great painter, sculptor, engineer, and architect. He was very talented through his early years and until he was old. He made great accomplishments during the Renaissance, that really made people remember and research. On December 7th, 2007, Michelangelo's red chalk sketch of the dome for St Peter's Basilica was found in the Vatican archives. It is extremely rare, since he destroyed all his designs later in life. Michelangelo died on February 18th, 1564.