Michelangelo eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 83 pages of information about Michelangelo.

Michelangelo eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 83 pages of information about Michelangelo.

1505.  Arrival in Rome to work under patronage of the Pope
     Julius II. (p. 126).

Preparations begun for work on tomb of Julius and trip to Carrara to
     select marbles (p. 129).

1506.  His angry flight from Rome (p. 155).

Visit in Florence and completion of competitive cartoon (Battle of Pisa)
     for Palazzo Vecchio (p. 161).

Reconciliation with the Pope at Bologna, November (p. 186).

1506-1508.  Residence in Bologna, and statue of Julius II.
     (pp. 187 and 195).

1508.  Return to Florence, March (p. 197).

Thence to Rome by order of Julius II. (p. 198).

Frescoes of the Sistine Chapel begun (p. 206).

1509.  First uncovering of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, showing frescoes
     in the central space (pp. 209, 211).

1512.  Sistine frescoes completed, October (p. 217).

1513.  Death of Michelangelo’s patron, Julius II., Feb. 21.

New contract for tomb, dated May 6 (p. 302).

1514.  Contract for life size marble statue of Christ.  Date of deed,
     June 14 (p. 305).

1516.  Reduced plan for tomb of Julius II. (p. 320).

Visit to Carrara to quarry marble.

Suspension of work on tomb to make facade of church of S. Lorenzo
     (Florence) for Pope Leo X. (p. 323).

1518.  Contract for facade of S. Lorenzo, Jan. 19 (p. 328).

1518, 1519.  To and from Florence and Carrara for marble (pp. 331, 339,
     341, 342).

1520.  Facade of S. Lorenzo abandoned (p. 349).

1521.  Work begun on tombs in sacristy of S. Lorenzo (p. 357).

Statue of Christ finished (pp. 306, 359).

Death of Michelangelo’s patron, Leo X., Dec. 1.

1523.  Fresh beginning of project of the Medicean tombs in sacristy of
     S. Lorenzo (p. 372).

1524.  Vasari’s apprenticeship with Michelangelo (p. 389).

1525.  Work in Florence on Medicean tombs (p. 391).

1526.  Work begun on Laurentian Library (p. 397).

1527, 1528.  Uneventful years in Florence (p. 404).

1529.  His services on the fortifications of S. Miniato, to defend
     Florence against the Medici (pp. 409, 412).

Flight from Florence to Venice, Sept. 21 (p. 416).

1530.  Capitulation of Florence (p. 435).

Michelangelo in hiding (p. 437).

Resumption of work on Medicean tombs (p. 438).

1530-1533.  Work on Medicean tombs (p. 447).

1532.  New contract for tomb of Julius II. (p. 455).

1534.  Death of Clement VII.

1535.  Appointed chief architect, sculptor, and painter at the Vatican
     by Pope Paul III., Sept. 1 (vol. ii. p. 40).

1536-1537.  Work on the Last Judgment (vol. ii. p. 43).

1538-1547.  Friendship with Vittoria Colonna (vol. ii. pp. 93, 117,
     125).

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