Michelangelo Made His Own Magic
May 2, 2010 by Riya Agnihotri
Filed under Developing Genius
Michelangelo lived with a stonecutter and his family from the ages of six to ten. He learnt to use a hammer and chisel even before he learned to read and write! He was then an apprentice to the great Ghirlandaio. He was taught by master sculptor Bertoldo.Up until the age of twenty –four, Michelangelo was a up and coming artist and showed signs of real talent. However it was not until he produced the Pieta that he began to be recognised as a ‘genius’ in his field.
But Michelangelo begged to differ about his perceived natural talent: ‘If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery …it would not seem so wonderful at all!’
By Riya Agnihotri