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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Author: John Addington Symonds Release Date: February 23, 2004 [EBook #11242] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MICHELANGELO *** Produced by Ted Garvin, Keith M. Eckrich and PG Distributed Proofreaders THE LIFE OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI By JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS TO THE CAVALIERE GUIDO BIAGI, DOCTOR IN LETTERS, PREFECT OF THE MEDICEO-LAURENTIAN LIBRARY, ETC., ETC. I DEDICATE THIS WORK ON MICHELANGELO IN RESPECT FOR HIS SCHOLARSHIP AND LEARNING ADMIRATION OF HIS TUSCAN STYLE AND GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HIS GENEROUS ASSISTANCE CONTENTS CHAPTER I. BIRTH, BOYHOOD, YOUTH AT FLORENCE, DOWN TO LORENZO DE' MEDICI'S DEATH. 1475-1492. II. FIRST VISITS TO BOLOGNA AND ROME--THE MADONNA DELLA FEBBRE AND OTHER WORKS IN MARBLE. 1492-1501. III. RESIDENCE IN FLORENCE--THE DAVID. 1501-1505. IV. JULIUS II. CALLS MICHELANGELO TO ROME--PROJECT FOR THE POPE'S TOMB--THE REBUILDING OF S. PETER'S--FLIGHT FROM ROME--CARTOON FOR THE BATTLE OF PISA. 1505, 1506. V. SECOND VISIT TO BOLOGNA--THE BRONZE STATUE OF JULIUS II--PAINTING OF THE SISTINE VAULT. 1506-1512. VI. ON MICHELANGELO AS DRAUGHTSMAN, PAINTER, SCULPTOR. VII. LEO X. PLANS FOR THE CHURCH OF S. LORENZO AT FLORENCE--MICHELANGELO'S LIFE AT CARRARA. 1513-1521. VIII. ADRIAN VI AND CLEMENT VII--THE SACRISTY AND LIBRARY OF S. LORENZO. 1521-1526. IX. SACK OF ROME AND SIEGE OF FLORENCE--MICHELANGELO'S FLIGHT TO VENICE--HIS RELATIONS TO THE MEDICI. 1527-1534. X. ON MICHELANGELO AS ARCHITECT. XI. FINAL SETTLEMENT IN ROME--PAUL III.--THE LAST JUDGMENT AND THE PAOLINE CHAPEL--THE TOMB OF JULIUS. 1535-1542. XII. VITTORIA COLONNA AND TOMMASO CAVALIERI--MICHELANGELO AS POET AND MAN OF FEELING. XIII. MICHELANGELO APPOINTED ARCHITECT-IN-CHIEF AT THE VATICAN--HISTORY OF S. PETER'S. 1542-1557. XIV. LAST YEARS OF LIFE--MICHELANGELO'S PORTRAITS--ILLNESS OF OLD AGE. 1557-1564. XV. DEATH AT RO
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