Economy

• The economy was affected because Michelangelo was hired by a patron named Lorenze de Medici

Geography:

• Michelangelo was born in Arezzo, Caprese Tuscany
• Michelangelo died in Rome, Italy
• Michelangelo's statue of David was displayed in Florence, Italy
• Michelangelo was sent to study in Florence with the Humanist Francesco
• Michelangelo's drawing in Florence at the age of 13

Society:

• In the reniasance the idea of portraying human perfection was accepted.
• This was the kind of art that Michelangelo was creating.
• His art was inspired by the Calssical Greeks and Romans.

Values:

• keen appreciation for the nude form
• had a love of male beauty, which attracted him both aesthetically and emotionally
• he valued his art

Beliefs:

• Saw art as developing from culture and inner inspiration
• believed that nature was an enemy that had to be overcome
• believed that every stone had a sculpture within it, and sculpting was chipping away all that was not part of the inner statue

Knowledge:

• Michelangelo's father sent him to study with the Humanist Francesco da Urbino in Florence as a young boy
• From 1490 to 1492, Michelangelo attended the Humanist academy which the Medici had founded
• had the knowledge and talent to be a sculpture, painter, architect, and poet
• during his training, he was the apprentice to Domenico Gharlandaio

Time:

• March 6 1475 - February 181564
• From 1490 - 1492, Michelangelo attended The Humanist Academy. He studied sculpture
• Completed the statue of David in 1504