05/06/2024
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, to give him his full title, was born to upper-class parents in 1475. His mother fell from a horse while pregnant with him, but luckily the incident had no effect on the genius she was carrying.
He was sent away to a wet nurse from a family of stonemasons as an infant, and Michelangelo believed his love of sculpture began then, stating, “… I took the hammer and chisels with which I carve my figures from my wet-nurse’s milk.”
Not only did Mike have the smarts and the skill, he lived until 88, more than twice as long as his contemporaries. In fact, his most lucrative periods of work were during his 70s and 80s. And he was hardly the isolated craftsman, managing huge teams as he undertook works for popes, politicians and the upper classes.
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