Michelangelo by Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on 6 March 1475 in Caprese, Italy (“Michelangelo”, 2013). His childhood was devoid of affection and when he was only six years old his mother, Francesca Neri, died of illness, leaving him with his father Ludovico. (Rühring). At a young age Ludovico sensed Michelangelo's intellectual potential and enrolled him in the school of Francesco Galeota (Ruehring). While at school, Michelangelo met a student of the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. (Rühring). Domenico Ghirlandaio was an early Renaissance painter known for his detailed narrative frescoes (“Domenico Ghirlandaio,” 2013). When Michelangelo was only thirteen years old he decided to dedicate himself to art and become an apprentice in Domenico Ghirlandaio's workshop. (Rühring). Michelangelo's father was angered by Michelangelo's decision, as he had planned for Michelangelo to become a merchant and support the family's position in society (Ruehring). Due to Michelangelo's decision to devote himself to art instead of becoming a merchant, a separation was created between Michelangelo and his father; the separation between him and his father troubled Michelangelo for his entire life (Ruehring). After his apprenticeship with Ghirlandaio, Michelangelo studied sculpture and anatomy at the school of the Medici gardens (Ruehring). Because of Michelangelo's success there, he was invited to the house of Lorenzo de' Medici (Ruehring). Lorenzo de' Medici, also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was a sovereign and patron of the arts and was very renowned (“Biography Lorenzo De' Medici”, 2013). This had a great impact on Michelangelo's life and influenced his future. Through that experience he came into contact with humanists, scientists and poets (Ruehring). Even if...... middle sheet ......o/michelangelo/pieta/>."Michelangelo." 2013. The Biography Channel website. November 19, 2013, 12:17 pm http://www.biography.com/people/michelangelo-9407628. "Pietà (Michelangelo)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 19, 2013. Web. November 21, 2013.Ruehring, Lauren M. “Biography of Michelangelo.” How things work. HowStuffWorks and Web. 21 November 2013. Sayre, Henry M. "Florence after the Medici: the New Republic." The humanities: culture, continuity and change. 2nd ed. vol. 1. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2012. 488. Print.Strickland, Carol, and John Boswell. "The sculptor." The Mona Lisa annotated: a crash course in art history from prehistory to postmodernism. 2nd ed. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1992. 36. Print."Unmasked." Great Works Analysis of the Pieta. Blogger, November 21, 2011. Web. November 22. 2013..