Yes the wait is over everyone the blog you’ve been waiting for has arrived. In Chapter 13 we learned about a number of great works and even greater men. Nevertheless in my mind the ideals of the Renaissance burned brightest in the man named Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Over the course of his life Michelangelo produced a number of masterpieces that to this day inspire, awe, and amaze all those seeing them in person for the first time. Truly a prodigy he was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany which is known today as Caprese Michelangelo. Even during his own life people called him the Renaissance man a title that truly described his genius. Going from adolescent youth to the pride of Florence at the rate of which his art matured is simply astonishing. At the age of 33 Michelangelo undertook what I consider a modern marvel when he began his work on the Sistine Chapel. A creation depicting the cycle of mankind’s life from our creation to the downfall and inevitable salvation of mankind seen through the eyes of a visionary. The completion of this piece of artwork forever cemented Michelangelo’s fame into the chronicles of time. A step away from the beauty the chapel offers is a piece of art with a truly inspiring feeling called the Pieta. This depiction of Mary holding her son’s body after he was crucified shows a level of detail that by the standards of the time was and in my eyes still is extraordinary. In every sense of the word Michelangelo can be called the greatest artist ever to pick up a brush or chisel. I hope this gave you a glimpse of the man known as Michelangelo. By: Anthony Perez
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