Michelangelo's Influence
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarrorti Simoni was a distinguished artist in the Italian Renaissance. Commonly referred to as Michelangelo, he specialized in painting, sculpture, poetry, and architecture. Starting at a young age, Michelangelo commonly attended the workshop of XYZ, although he commonly kept to himself and was not heavily influenced by him, but rather fifteenth century Florentine culture. He moved to Florence where he worked for and lived with the Medici family. For some time, Michelangelo traveled throughout Italy, mostly between Rome and Florence. During this time, he created masterpieces like the Madonna della Scala, Doni Tondo, and David. In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to fresco the ceiling of the Sistine