Michelangelo

Portrait of Michelangelo

Il Divino · Sculptor of the Sistine · Sculptor & Painter · 1475–1564

The sculptor of David, painter of the Sistine ceiling, and architect of St. Peter's — the supreme Renaissance genius.

Explore the life of Michelangelo — five chapters

  1. A Sculptor in the Making — Florence and the Medici
  2. The David — A giant from a flawed block
  3. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling — A sculptor forced to paint
  4. The Difficult Genius — Rivalries, patrons and a restless soul
  5. The Divine One — A standard against which art is measured

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Teach what Michelangelo discovered

Why the Renaissance Began in Italy — ideas Michelangelo is tied to on the Living Knowledge Map. On Incandio you prove you understand one by teaching it to Ember, the AI pupil, in Teach the Room.

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