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Michelangelo (given Name)
Michelangelo is a given name that is a Compound (linguistics), combination of the Hebrew name Michael (given name), Michael (he who resembles God) and the Greek name Angelo (messenger). The name itself is most commonly believed to be of Italian origin. thinkbabynames.com. The best known of that name is Michelangelo, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564), the Tuscan sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. People with the given name * Michelangelo Anselmi (c. 1492–c. 1554), Italian painter in Parma * Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007), Italian film director and writer * Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger (1568-1646), Florentine poet and playwright, his grandnephew * Michelangelo Carducci (fl. 1560s), Italian painter active in Umbria * Michelagnolo Galilei (1575–1631), Italian lutanist and composer, younger ...[...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] |
Michelangelo Buonarroti The Younger
Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane (baptized 4 November 1568 – 11 January 1646) was a Florentine poet, librettist and man of letters, known as "the Younger" to distinguish him from his granduncle. Education From 1588 to 1591 he studied mathematics at the University of Pisa, where he became friends with Galileo Galilei and Maffeo Barberini, the future Pope Urban VIII. Career Buonarroti was elected to the Accademia Fiorentina in 1585 and the Accademia della Crusca in 1589, and was one of the editors of first Italian dictionary, '' Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca'' (1612). After the wedding of Marie de' Medici and Henry IV of France in 1600, Buonarroti published a ''Description'' of the banquet and was soon commissioned to write court entertainments: ''Il natal d'Ercole'' (1605), ''Il giudizio di Paride'' (for the wedding of Cosimo II and Maria Maddalena, 1608, music by Jacopo Peri), ''La Tancia'' (1611) and ''Balletto della Cortesia'' (1614). In 1612, Buonar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Angelo Batio
Michael Angelo Batio (), also known as Michael Angelo, Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois. He was the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles-based glam metal band Nitro (band), Nitro in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is currently serving as the touring guitarist for the American heavy metal band Manowar. Batio's work has encompassed many genres, but he is best known for playing Heavy metal music, heavy metal and its subgenres such as neoclassical metal, and speed metal. Batio has an advanced knowledge of music theory, having a deep understanding of complex scale combinations and time signatures which assist him in his compositions. He is widely known for his technical mastery of the fretboard and his extremely fast picking and sweep picked arpeggios. He is also known for his showmanship during performances, particularly his use of the "MAB Over Under" technique, which he invented and for his ability to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
