Michelangelo!

!http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html

1. Click on the link above. Then click on 'Early life' Where and when was Michelangelo born?

2. http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html

Name three of Michelangelo's works. Which one do you find the most beautiful/interesting?

3. If someone refers to you as a 'Renaissance' Man or Woman, what do they mean?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_man

4. Where can you find Michelangelo's famous crucifix?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifix_(Michelangelo)

5. What does Michelangelo's famous sculpture 'La Pieta' depict?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_(Michelangelo)

6. http://www.vaticanotours.com/g/sistine_chapel.jpg

Take a look at the sistine chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo:

How long did it take for Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

http://arthistory.about.com/od/famous_paintings/a/sischap_ceiling.htm

7. Now take a look at the before and after pictures of the Sistine chapel.

http://users.wfu.edu/boguka5/FYS100/sistineceiling.htm

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