Michelangelo Buonarroti

Michelangelo Buonarroti Episode Summary Michelangelo Buonarrotti talks with Kennardley about his life in the Italian Renaissance period, his work as a sculptor, painter, architect and poet, and his (according to this interview) his slight obsession with Leonardo da Vinci's opinion of him. Join Kennardley in this entertaining, educational, slightly tongue in cheek but generally factual account of one of history's great artists. Resources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michelangelo https://www.historyextra.com/period/renaissance/leonardo-michelangelo-rivalry-inspiration-artists/ You can find more information at www.talkstraightproductions.com Michelangelo Episode Highlights 00.00 - Episode Intro 01.49 - Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci. 02.19 - Michelangelo’s birth and family 05.04 - Michelangelo’s apprenticeship in the studio of Domenico Ghirlandaio and his introduction to Lorenzo de Medici and the “Platonic Academy” 06.22- Lorenzo de Medici death, anatomical studies, and early Creations for the Medici’s 07.27 - Early commission in Rome, “The Madonna Della Pieta” 07.47 - Florence and “The Statue of David” 09.02 - Mural on the council walls of the Palazzo Vechio, “The Battle of Cascina” 10.03 - Rome and Pope Julius II’s tomb. 10.42 - The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 11.25 - Goethe’s remarks on the Sistine Chapel Ceiling. 12.37 - The Sack of Rome and designing fortification for the city of Florence. 13.13 - “The Last Judgement” on the Sistine Chapel wall, and 13.42 - The “Dome Of St Peters Basilica and Michelangelo’s death. 14.32 — Outro.