Michelangelo began his artistic career at the age of 13 in the workshop of the Florentine painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. After only a single year, his talents captured the attention of Lorenzo il Magnifico de’ Medici who invited the young artist to join his sculpture school and also his household. After the death of Lorenzo, Michelangelo traveled to Rome to make a name for himself.

The First Roman Sojourn: Bacchus, Pietà

Readings: pgs. 9-27