Exam 5

Question:
What were Michelangelo's influences? Consider his works in fresco, sculpture, architecture, poetry and underlying humanist beliefs.

Thesis: Michelangelo's influences were the things that happened in his life and the events that occurred that inspired him to do the thinks he did.

Primary Source 1:
"Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all times. "

http://www.all-art.org/early_renaissance/michelangelo1.html

Primary Source 2:
"1481 His mother died"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/02_february/05/divine_michelangelo_timeline.shtml

Primary source 3:


Explanation:
Michelangelo had many things in his life that influenced and inspired him to do the things he did. Many of his art pieces tell stories that relate to stories in his life and what he experienced.