Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in a small village in Tuscany, known as Caprese. Despite being born in this small village, Michelangelo always thought of himself as a "son of Florence", much like his father who considered himself "a Citizen of Florence". Michelangelo's mother was sick for most of the time Michelangelo knew her. Because of this, a nurse was hired to take care of Michelangelo. His mother died when he was the young age of six. Even before this Michelangelo was deprived of affection. This attributed to his touchy, isolated mannerism. Michelangelo's father soon recognized his son's intelligence and desire to learn. By age 13, Michelangelo shocked his father when he agreed to apprentice in painter, Domenico Ghirlandaio's workshop. Michelangelo spent a year studying fresco a

Michelangelo returned to Florence around 1519 and began to design the Medici Tombs for the New Sacristy of San Lorenzo. This project asked Michelangelo to construct two tombs facing one another in a large room. One tomb was made for Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino; the other made for Giuliano de' Medici, duke of Nemours. Michelangelo designed these tombs in a form unlike those of the Florentine tombs.

rt, and after that went to learn sculpture in a school in the Medici gardens. Soon after that Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent asked Michelangelo into his home. By age 16, Michelangelo had already produced at least two relief sculptures. These two sculptures, Centaurs and the Madonna of the Stairs, illustrate how Michelangelo had already achieved a unique style at such an early age.

The next project Michelangelo began was the designing of Julius II's tomb. This tomb was planned to be the "most magnificent of Christian times". It was to include over 40 sculpted figures, with the Moses as the centerpiece. Other statues included the Bound Slave and the Dying Slave. Typical of Michelangelo, these statues were never finished. This was either because he decided not to use the figures or because he was simply satisfied with them as they were.

While still constructing the statue of David, Michelangelo was asked to demonstrate his painting abilities and create a mural. This mural was named the Battle of Cascina, destined for the Sala dei Cinquecento of the Palazzo Vecchio. Michelangelo painted a series of both clothed and nude figures in various positions and poses. This image provided an introduction to the next major project Michelangelo would create, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in

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