Monday, 8 April 2013

                                 Michelangelo 


1. Was born in 1475 near Florence
2.he was pulled out of school at the age on 13 too become a apprentice
3.lorenzo de Medici was his patron
4.his full name is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
5. He died at the age of 88
                          Neil Webb


I have also done the flash cards





diarmuid murphy

Michelangelo's David

Michelangelo was getting tired of the Medici Family so he carved David as a symbol of independence. The Medici family was considered the Goliath. This, however, backfired because David was so wonderful the Medicis wanted more and more art. 


by tomas kinsella

Michelangelo

Michelangelo


  1. Michelangelo was born in 1475.
  2. As a child his mother died and his father was disappointed with him as he did not like school.
  3. His only interests in school was art.
  4. At the age of 13 his father sent him to an artist were he became an apprentice.
  5. Two years later Lorenzo de Medici asked him to study art at his own private art school.
  6. In 1494 Michelangelo moved to Rome.
That is all we learned about Michelangelo so far.


By  Billy Molloy. 

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Try a revision exercise on the website below. Enter "Renaissance for Junior Cert students" in the search box, hopfully you'll be able to navigate your way around the website. now go and test your knowledge!flashcardexchange.com