Michelangelo's Childhood
On March 6th, 1475, a baby boy was born into the Buornatti family. He was named Michelangelo but little did he know that his name would be known globally. His mother having 5 children, she was busy and was frail. Because of this, Michelangelo was sent to live with a stonecutter and his wife and family in the town of Settignano where his father owned a marble quarry and a small farm. Overall, Michelangelo’s childhood had been grim and he lacked affection and love from his real family. At the age of 6, his biological mother passed away and his father took him back. Michelangelo’s father, eager make him learn the beauty of language, sent him to a grammar school but Michelangelo had no interest in writing and often spent his time drawing sketches during class. Michelangelo lacked trust in his friends and tended to keep away from others and was a very independent boy but when Michelangelo was 13 years old he shocked his father by telling him that he had agreed to become an apprentice of the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. After 2 years of training, he graduated from being his apprentice after he learned all of the techniques he wanted to master.He went on to study at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens. During his school years, he developed an interest in human anatomy (dissection of all or part of an animal or plant in order to study its structure.) In order to improve his skills of art, he studied corpuses to be able to draw detailed parts inside his paintings or sculptures to make them seem realistic. Unfortunately, his contact with the dead bodies caused problems with his health.Michelangelo produced at least two sculptures by the time he was 16 years old, the Battle of the Centaurs and the Madonna of the Stairs which amazed everyone by his talent.
Battle Of The Centaurs
Battle of the Centaurs is the second known piece made by Michelangelo. It was carved in white Carrara marble for Lorenzo de' around 1492 and left unfinished at the prince's death. It is in the Florentine museum Casa Buonarroti.