Michelangelo's artwork consisted of paintings and sculptures that showed humanity in it's

natural state. Michelangelo's poetry was pessimistic in his response to Strazzi even

though he was complementing him. Michelangelo's sculpture brought out his optimism.

Michelangelo was optimistic in completing The Tomb of Pope Julius II and persevered

through it's many revisions trying to complete his vision. Sculpture was Michelangelo's

main goal and the love of his life. Since his art portrayed both optimism and pessimism,

Michelangelo was in touch with his positive and negative sides, showing that he had a

Michelangelo's artwork consisted of paintings and sculptures that showed

humanity in it's natural state. Michelangelo Buonarroti was called to Rome in 1505 by

Pope Julius II to create for him a monumental tomb. We have no clear sense of what the

tomb was to look like, since over the years it went through at least five conceptual

revisions. The tomb was to have three levels; the bottom level was to have sculpted

figures representing Victory and bond slaves. The second level was to have statues of

practices, Michelangelo used motifs-columns, pediments, and brackets-for a personal

of Caprese near Arezzo-Michelangelo continued to have a deep attachment to his city,

during this phase of his life. Instead of being obedient to classical Greek and Roman

large-scale sculpture, the over-life-size Bacchus (1496-98, Bargello, Florence). One of

work done in the previous century under Sixtus IV. The overall organization consists of

and expressive purpose. A Florentine-although born March 6, 1475, in the small village

works showed humanity in it's natural state. Michelangelo's sculptures were his goals.

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