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More than five centuries ago, Michelangelo Buonarroti was the darling of the Catholic Church. The Papacy commissioned him to create many of its most important pieces. Historians have long wondered about the mysterious circumstances surrounding his de...ath, but now, art historian Antonio Forcellino believes he has pieced together evidence of a deep rift between the Church and the esteemed artist.
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April 19, 2010 at 05:23 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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Portraits of Michelangelo suggest he was nowhere near as beautiful as the works of art he produced. Discovery News' Rossella Lorenzi, in Florence, Italy, unmasks his new face.
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May 9, 2010 at 09:15 AM
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Ages: 6 - 18
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This two minute video presents an excellent overview of the most famous of all early artists. Born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Republic of Florence, Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet responsible for such masterpiece...s as the sculpture David and the Biblical mural covering the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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February 19, 2012 at 08:45 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Michelangelo (1475 to 1564) was a sculptor, painter, architect and Renaissance man. Who was he, as a person? How was he able to master so many different art forms?
Aside from the work itself, Michelangelo's story has been passed down through the ...centuries. If we trace it all back to original words, we find many of them came from ... Michelangelo himself (as he related his version of life to Ascanio Condivi, his biographer). But how much of his story is true and how much is legend?
When his mother died, she left five sons in the care of her husband. Michelangelo's father was not pleased with his son's desire to become an artist. The teen's talent, however, was visibly undeniable. The father finally relented and allowed his boy to become an art apprentice.
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April 18, 2010 at 09:39 AM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This clip, the beginning scenes of The Agony and the Ecstasy, starts with a view of the Dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome (which was designed by Michelangelo). It then moves further into the background of this remarkably versatile artist (1475-15...64) who lived, and worked, during the Italian Renaissance (1330-1550). (8:05)
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April 17, 2010 at 05:41 PM
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Ages: 3 - 18
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Michelangelo, the artist who loved to sculpt, is better known for his paintings - particularly his frescoes at the Sistine Chapel. This video clip, from The Agony and the Ecstasy, focuses on his first love - the famous sculptures - such as David (no...w in Florence) and the Pieta (inside St. Peter's Basilica, in Vatican City). (Spanish captions)
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April 18, 2010 at 08:23 AM
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This three minute gives an update on how Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was able to carve this statue and some insights into his methods. Would be good for an advanced art class, but does not have enough historical data for a history clas...s.
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March 1, 2012 at 04:42 PM
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