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1508 In Art
{{Year nav topic5, 1508, art Events from the year 1508 in art. Events * December - Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Holy See of Rome on a commission by Pope Julius II (signed May 10). This year also he completes a bronze statue of the Pope for San Petronio Basilica in Bologna, destroyed in 1511 in art, 1511. Works Giorgione, The tempest.jpg, Giorgione, ''The Tempest (painting), The Tempest'' Image:Tempi Madonna by Raffaello Sanzio - Alte Pinakothek - Munich - Germany 2017.jpg, Raphael, ''Tempi Madonna (Raphael), The Tempi Madonna'' * Fra Bartolomeo - ''Holy Father, St. Mary Magdalene and St. Catherine of Siena'' * Vittore Carpaccio - ''The Presentation of the Virgin'' (approximate date) * Albrecht Dürer **'':File:HMF Duerer Gruenewald Harrich Heller-Altar DSC 6312.jpg, Heller Altarpiece'' (possible date) **''Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand'' * Giorgione (approximate dates) **''Shepherd with a Flute'' **''The Tempest (painting), The Tempest'' **'':Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspired by models from classical antiquity and had a lasting influence on Western art. Michelangelo's creative abilities and mastery in a range of artistic arenas define him as an archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival and elder contemporary, Leonardo da Vinci. Given the sheer volume of surviving correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences, Michelangelo is one of the best-documented artists of the 16th century. He was lauded by contemporary biographers as the most accomplished artist of his era. Michelangelo achieved fame early; two of his best-known works, the ''Pietà'' and ''David'', were sculpted before the age of thirty. Although he did not consider himself a painter, Michelangelo created two of the most influential frescoes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
