Matthew SullivanMs. OsEnglish 24th period05/28/14Michelangelo“Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti is considered one of the best artists of the Italian Renaissance. He was born on March 6, 1475. His art has an important religious origin and demonstrates what the era in which he lived was like. The Sistine Chapel ceiling and the David sculpture are two of his best-known works. He made money from the church through his art. He started painting when he was a child and people could tell he had great talent. He left school at thirteen to become an apprentice to an artist named Medici. His father did not support his decision to leave school and wanted him to work in banking. Michelangelo lived in Florence, Italy during the Italian Renaissance era. His mother died when he was six years old. Michelangelo's father did not approve of his love of art and did not want him to become an apprentice. During his apprenticeship, he learned from many of the great artists and scholars of the time. “His contemporaries recognized his extraordinary talent. » (History.c...