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Michelangelo -Born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, near Arezzo, Tuscany -His father sent him to study grammar w/ Francesco da Urbino in Florence at a young age -Age 13-Michelangelo apprenticed to painter Domenico Ghirlandaio -Entered court o/ the Medici several times during early life

Famous works -Statue of David -Huge statue portraying biblical hero David as a symbol o/ Florentine freedom -Placed in the Piazza della Signoria

-Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-1512) -Commissioned by Pope Julius II -Contains over 300 figures and nine episodes from the the book of Genisis -Some of the most iconic images in art worldwide

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Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1000-1850)//. Web. 20 Jan. 2010. [].