Michelangelo's Timeline
1475 Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6th, 1475, in Caprese,Tuscany.
1481 His biological mother passed away when Michelangelo was 6 years old.
1485Michelangelo attented school and was taught by the humanist Francesco da Urbino.
1487 Became an apprentice for the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio.
1490-92 Started to worked in the Medici household
1495 Returned to Florence and carved "St. John the Baptist" and painted "The Sleeping Cupid"
1496-1501 Moved to Rome. Carved the Bacchus and the globally known, "Pietà"
1501 Returned to Florence. Contracted to carve figures for the Piccolomini altar and received the commission to carve the David
1504 Completed the statue David. Received commission to paint the "Battle of Cascina".
1505 Summoned to Rome by Pope Julius II; commissioned to create the tomb for the pope. Spent eight months in the quarries of Carrara selecting marble for the tomb.
1505-1545 Michelangelo worked on the tomb of Julius II on and off, in both Rome and Florence, carved Moses, the "Rebellious and Dying Slaves", "Rachel", and "Leah".
1506 Returned to Florence (April). Michelangelo and Pope Julius II reconciled in Bologna (November)
1508 Returned to Florence (February). Summoned again to Rome by Pope Julius II and asked to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
1508-1512 In Rome painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (finished October 1512)
1515-1534 Spent these years working mostly for the Medici family in Florence. He designed and carved tombs for the family and also he designed the Medici Chapel
1524 Commissioned to design the Laurentian Library at San Lorenzo
1532 Visited Rome, met Tommaso de'Cavalieri - the love of his life - and presented him with gifts of drawings and poems. Signed new contract for the tomb of Pope Julius II
1536-1541 Started painting "the Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel". Completed and unveiled in 1541
1545 Tomb of Julius II completed and installed in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Still working on the Pauline Chapel frescoes (to 1550)
1546 Michelangelo appointed chief architect at St Peter's and the Farnese Palace
1550 Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Painters, Sculptors and Architects published (features Michelangelo)
1553 Ascanio Condivi's Life of Michelangelo published
1555 Michelangelo completed the Florentine, "Pietà"
1564 Michelangelo worked on the Rondanini "Pietà", which is now in Milan. February 18th he died at home in Macel de'Corvi, Rome Paragraph.