As an artist he was unmatched, the creator of works of sublime beauty that express the full breadth of the human condition. Yet in a world where art flourished only with patronage, Michelangelo was caught between the conflicting powers and whims of the Medici family in Florence, and the Papacy in Rome. Unlike many artists of his time, his genius was recognized, but at a cost to his personal life. It is appropriate for middle school and high school.
Art is a subjective medium.
Michelangelo's works are considered masterpieces. Michelangelo lived during one of history's most prolific eras, the Renaissance. During the Renaissance, art, culture, literature and philosophy flourished. Michelangelo's father vehemently opposed Michelangelo's ambitions to be an artist. As a boy and a young man, Michelangelo lived at the palace of Lorenzo Medici, the most powerful man in Florence.