Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on the 6th of March 1475, in the Republic of Florence in modern day Italy. During his childhood he learned to cut stone and at the age of 13 he was apprenticed to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. When he was just 15 years old he attended the Humanist academy founded by the famous de Medici family, and his career began to take off.
At the age of 21 Michelangelo headed to Rome where he received a commission for a Pietà - a sculpture showing the Virgin Mary grieving over the body of Jesus. This is a subject he returned to again in later life as his own death drew nearer.
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Michelangelo returned to Florence in 1499 where he remained for 6 years. During this time he created his most famous sculpture, David. Then, in 1505 Michelangelo returned to Rome after he received a commission to create a tomb for Pope Julius II. He was also tasked with painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. This became the most famous of all his paintings and it took him four years to complete.
Michelangelo died in Rome on the 8th of February 1564 and is buried at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence.
Remembered mostly for his sculptures, he was also a painter, an architect, a poet, and an engineer; a true Renaissance man. He is undoubtedly a contender for the title 'the greatest artist ever to have lived'.
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Michelangelo is said to have created this figure of Christ whilst he was a guest at the Santa Maria del Santo Spirito convent when he was what age?
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13 years old |
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15 years old |
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17 years old |
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19 years old |
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This sculpture is thought by many to be Michelangelo's greatest work. It is a statue of which biblical figure?
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Saint Peter |
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Abraham |
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Saint Paul |
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David |
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This statue of Moses is just one of many figures on the tomb of Pope Julius II. How many statues were included in the original plans for the tomb?
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40 statues |
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30 statues |
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20 statues |
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10 statues |
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Crouching Boy is a work which appears to be unfinished as the figure seems to be stuck in the block of stone it is sculpted from. What is the name of this intentional effect used by Michelangelo?
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Adhaesit (stuck) |
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Non Finite (not finished) |
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Emergentes (emerging) |
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Parte Insculptam (part sculpted) |
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The Taddei Tondo (also known as The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John) is unique because it is the only work by Michelangelo to be found in which country?
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The United Kingdom |
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The United Arab Emirates |
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The United States of America |
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Uzbekistan |
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The Pietà statue of Mary grieving over Jesus' body, had to be restored after it was attacked by a vandal. Which part of the statue was lost in the attack?
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Jesus' toe |
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Mary's ear |
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Jesus' finger |
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Mary's nose |
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Cristo della Minerva is the second version of this statue to be created by Michelangelo. Why did he abandon the first version?
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Because the commissioner of the work did not like the original |
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Because he accidentally knocked off the statue's nose |
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Because he discovered a black vein in the block of white marble he was using |
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Because one of his apprentices knocked the statue over and cracked it |
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This bust, thought to have been inspired by the political machinations of the de Medici family, is of which ancient Roman?
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Julius Caesar |
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Brutus |
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Augustus Caesar |
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Mark Anthony |
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The Deposition (also known as The Florence Pietà) was begun when Michelangelo was 73 years old and was intended to be a part of which structure?
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The Tower of Pisa |
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Venice Cathedral |
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The Trevi Fountain |
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Michelangelo's tomb |
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Michelangelo was still working on this unfinished piece just days before he died. How old was he when he passed away?
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58 years old |
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68 years old |
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78 years old |
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88 years old |
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Michelangelo is said to have created this figure of Christ whilst he was a guest at the Santa Maria del Santo Spirito convent when he was what age?
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[ ] |
13 years old |
[ ] |
15 years old |
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17 years old |
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19 years old |
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This sculpture is thought by many to be Michelangelo's greatest work. It is a statue of which biblical figure?
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Saint Peter |
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Abraham |
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Saint Paul |
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David |
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This statue of Moses is just one of many figures on the tomb of Pope Julius II. How many statues were included in the original plans for the tomb?
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[x] |
40 statues |
[ ] |
30 statues |
[ ] |
20 statues |
[ ] |
10 statues |
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Crouching Boy is a work which appears to be unfinished as the figure seems to be stuck in the block of stone it is sculpted from. What is the name of this intentional effect used by Michelangelo?
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[ ] |
Adhaesit (stuck) |
[x] |
Non Finite (not finished) |
[ ] |
Emergentes (emerging) |
[ ] |
Parte Insculptam (part sculpted) |
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5.
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The Taddei Tondo (also known as The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John) is unique because it is the only work by Michelangelo to be found in which country?
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[x] |
The United Kingdom |
[ ] |
The United Arab Emirates |
[ ] |
The United States of America |
[ ] |
Uzbekistan |
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6.
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The Pietà statue of Mary grieving over Jesus' body, had to be restored after it was attacked by a vandal. Which part of the statue was lost in the attack?
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[ ] |
Jesus' toe |
[ ] |
Mary's ear |
[ ] |
Jesus' finger |
[x] |
Mary's nose |
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7.
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Cristo della Minerva is the second version of this statue to be created by Michelangelo. Why did he abandon the first version?
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Because the commissioner of the work did not like the original |
[ ] |
Because he accidentally knocked off the statue's nose |
[x] |
Because he discovered a black vein in the block of white marble he was using |
[ ] |
Because one of his apprentices knocked the statue over and cracked it |
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8.
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This bust, thought to have been inspired by the political machinations of the de Medici family, is of which ancient Roman?
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Julius Caesar |
[x] |
Brutus |
[ ] |
Augustus Caesar |
[ ] |
Mark Anthony |
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9.
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The Deposition (also known as The Florence Pietà) was begun when Michelangelo was 73 years old and was intended to be a part of which structure?
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[ ] |
The Tower of Pisa |
[ ] |
Venice Cathedral |
[ ] |
The Trevi Fountain |
[x] |
Michelangelo's tomb |
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10.
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Michelangelo was still working on this unfinished piece just days before he died. How old was he when he passed away?
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58 years old |
[ ] |
68 years old |
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78 years old |
[x] |
88 years old |
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