Michelangelo By LennonNuckles Mar 6, 1475 Michelangelo Birth in Caprese Italy 1488 Begins apprenticeship with painter Domenico Ghirlandaio in Florence. Period: 1488 to 1492 Studies classical sculpture in the gardens of Lorenzo de' Medici and creates the reliefs Madonna of the Stairs and Battle of the Centaurs. 1496 Moves to Rome and begins work on his statue of Bacchus. Period: 1498 to 1499 Carves the Pietà for St. Peter's Basilica. Period: 1501 to 1504 Returns to Florence to work on the colossal statue of David from a discarded block of marble. 1505 Summoned back to Rome by Pope Julius II to design his tomb. The project would span 40 years but be completed only partially. Period: 1508 to 1512 Paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, featuring the iconic Creation of Adam. Period: 1511 to 1515 Paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, featuring the iconic Creation of Adam. Period: 1525 to 1530 Serves as the Chief of Fortifications for Florence during its siege. 1534 Moves permanently to Rome. Period: 1536 to 1542 Paints The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. 1546 Appointed chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica, where he redesigned the dome. 1555 Mutilates his Florentine Pietà in a moment of frustration. Jan 18, 1564 Dies in Rome still working on his final sculpture, the Rondanini Pietà.
