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'''Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni''' (1475 – 1564), simply known as '''Michelangelo''', was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]] painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. | '''Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni''' (1475 – 1564), simply known as '''Michelangelo''', was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]] painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. His skill was regarded so highly that he was often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal "Renaissance man", alongside his rival and fellow [[Tuscany|Tuscan]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. | ||
His skill was regarded so highly that he was often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal "Renaissance man", alongside his rival and fellow [[Tuscany|Tuscan]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Rivalry with Leonardo=== | ===Rivalry with Leonardo=== | ||
In the late 15th century, Michelangelo wrote a letter to his father | In the late 15th century, Michelangelo wrote a letter to his father {{Wiki|:it:Buonarroti (famiglia)|Ludovico}} and had a young [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] deliver it to him in Tuscany.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Speedy Delivery]]</ref> In the message, Michelangelo revealed that he had abandoned his schooling almost a week previous, as he could "feel the world flying by" and desired to be a part of it. He stated that he wanted to live up to his father's expectations, but also asked for his blessing to become an artist, an occupation his father greatly disapproved of. At that time, [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]] had just invited Michelangelo to join him as an apprentice, and Michelangelo praised the "masterful" work he had done in the [[Sistine Chapel]], wishing he would be able to see it one day.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Database: From: Michelangelo]]</ref> | ||
In | In 1504, [[Papacy|Pope]] [[Julius II]] hired Michelangelo to complete the murals of the reconstructed [[Sistine Chapel]]. He told Ezio that Leonardo da Vinci had too many new ideas to complete such a project.<ref name="ACBH novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> He also designed the inner façade of the [[Basilica di San Lorenzo]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: San Lorenzo]]</ref> | ||
In 1506, Michelangelo received an invitation from Sultan [[Bayezid II]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] to work on a bridge that would span a 250-meter wide section of the [[Golden Horn]] in [[Constantinople]]. However, upon learning that the Sultan had hired his rival Leonardo first to work on the bridge, Michelangelo rejected the invitation outright.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Golden Horn]]</ref> | In 1506, Michelangelo received an invitation from Sultan [[Bayezid II]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] to work on a bridge that would span a 250-meter wide section of the [[Golden Horn]] in [[Constantinople]]. However, upon learning that the Sultan had hired his rival Leonardo first to work on the bridge, Michelangelo rejected the invitation outright.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Golden Horn]]</ref> | ||
===Ally of the Assassins=== | ===Ally of the Assassins=== | ||
By 1511, Michelangelo had become a good friend of Ezio Auditore.<ref name="ACRV novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> In 1515, Michelangelo wrote a letter to Ezio, informing the retired Mentor about a Templar plot in [[Florence]]. Ezio sent his two apprentices | By 1511, Michelangelo had become a good friend of Ezio Auditore.<ref name="ACRV novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> In 1515, Michelangelo wrote a letter to Ezio, informing the retired [[Mentor]] about a Templar plot in [[Florence]]. Ezio sent his two [[Assassin apprentice|apprentices]] [[Hiram Stoddard]] and [[Giovanni Borgia]] to meet with Michelangelo and to learn what their ally had discovered. Upon learning that the Templars had found an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins and Michelangelo decided to set an ambush on [[Dei Petrucci]], the Templar who carried the [[Pieces of Eden|artifact]]. However, the two apprentices failed and Petrucci fled with the Apple. Later, while in a [[tavern]] as Petrucci was still nowhere to be found, Stoddard and Borgia clashed over their failure and Michelangelo tried his best to appease the tension between the two rivals.<ref name="AC013">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 13|Issue #013]]</ref> | ||
Upon learning that the Templars had found an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins and Michelangelo decided to set an ambush on [[Dei Petrucci]], the Templar who carried the [[Pieces of Eden|artifact]]. However, the two apprentices failed and Petrucci fled with the Apple. Later, while in a tavern as Petrucci was still nowhere to be found, Stoddard and Borgia clashed over their failure and Michelangelo tried his best to appease the tension between the two rivals.<ref name="AC013" | |||
In the 1530s, Michelangelo was hired to work on the [[Palazzo dei Conservatori]] in the [[Capitoline Hill]]. He redesigned the façade and added gigantic Corinthian pilaster strips on high pedestals to make it a little less ostentatious.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo dei Conservatori]]</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mdat}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]] {{Mo}} | *[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]] {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mdat}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] {{Mo}} | *[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] {{Mo}} | ||
*'' | *[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|''Assassin's Creed'' (Titan Comics)]] {{1st}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:20, 4 August 2023
- "I feel the world flying by and I need to catch it, to become part of its tides and currents."
- ―Michelangelo, in a letter to his father.[src]
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475 – 1564), simply known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. His skill was regarded so highly that he was often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal "Renaissance man", alongside his rival and fellow Tuscan, Leonardo da Vinci.
Biography
Rivalry with Leonardo
In the late 15th century, Michelangelo wrote a letter to his father Ludovico and had a young Ezio Auditore deliver it to him in Tuscany.[1] In the message, Michelangelo revealed that he had abandoned his schooling almost a week previous, as he could "feel the world flying by" and desired to be a part of it. He stated that he wanted to live up to his father's expectations, but also asked for his blessing to become an artist, an occupation his father greatly disapproved of. At that time, Domenico Ghirlandaio had just invited Michelangelo to join him as an apprentice, and Michelangelo praised the "masterful" work he had done in the Sistine Chapel, wishing he would be able to see it one day.[2]
In 1504, Pope Julius II hired Michelangelo to complete the murals of the reconstructed Sistine Chapel. He told Ezio that Leonardo da Vinci had too many new ideas to complete such a project.[3] He also designed the inner façade of the Basilica di San Lorenzo.[4]
In 1506, Michelangelo received an invitation from Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire to work on a bridge that would span a 250-meter wide section of the Golden Horn in Constantinople. However, upon learning that the Sultan had hired his rival Leonardo first to work on the bridge, Michelangelo rejected the invitation outright.[5]
Ally of the Assassins
By 1511, Michelangelo had become a good friend of Ezio Auditore.[6] In 1515, Michelangelo wrote a letter to Ezio, informing the retired Mentor about a Templar plot in Florence. Ezio sent his two apprentices Hiram Stoddard and Giovanni Borgia to meet with Michelangelo and to learn what their ally had discovered. Upon learning that the Templars had found an Apple of Eden, the Assassins and Michelangelo decided to set an ambush on Dei Petrucci, the Templar who carried the artifact. However, the two apprentices failed and Petrucci fled with the Apple. Later, while in a tavern as Petrucci was still nowhere to be found, Stoddard and Borgia clashed over their failure and Michelangelo tried his best to appease the tension between the two rivals.[7]
In the 1530s, Michelangelo was hired to work on the Palazzo dei Conservatori in the Capitoline Hill. He redesigned the façade and added gigantic Corinthian pilaster strips on high pedestals to make it a little less ostentatious.[8]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics) (first appearance)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Speedy Delivery
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: From: Michelangelo
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: San Lorenzo
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Database: Golden Horn
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel
- ↑ Assassin's Creed – Issue #013
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Database: Palazzo dei Conservatori