Michelangelo: The Story of a Sculptor

[@MudderFukker-m6g]

“La Pieta” is mind blowing. Sculpting bodies is incredible in itself, but how in the world he made hard marble look like flowing, draped cloth is stunning.

[@erikaalexandraparrabernal2021]

It’s a divine mystery.... I’m always in awe when I see a marble statue... once I saw a statue with lace details and I just couldn’t believe it.... it is just divine

[@inescosta3304]

It's my favorite sculpture of all time and made me want to pursue sculpture! I am now a Art history teacher most likely because of this artwork. Absolutely breathtaking.

[@_marshy1899]

@@inescosta3304 but what of your artwork ???

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

I have been fortunate enough to actually view Michelangelo’s Pieta. It was loaned to the New York World’s fair back in 1964-65. I was about 9. I was particularly struck by the color-I had seen pictures of it and it always looked grey. It was greenish from bacteria. The awe of being in the presence of such a beautiful work of art has never left me

[@dianheffernan3436]

Chemicals... Vanhelsing?

[@donnyboon2896]

I took "Art Appreciation" in college. The professor pointed out that when Michelangelo's first "La Pieta" was first put on display, the people viewing it thought it was another artist's work. (Michelangelo not being a "rock" star yet.) During the night he snuck in and chiseled his name on the base where it could be easily seen. It was unheard of for sculptors to sign their work. Strong headed indeed.

[@YouTube4me]

Good for him! (I would want my name it too)

[@LeeMilby]

well you work on a project for 2 years straight and someone else takes credit for it? Anybody would be mad.

[@jeremystewert4303]

La Pieta should be seen as his masterpiece. It's an absolute gorgeous work of art.

[@MandyJMaddison]

Not quite! This is Michelangelo about whom you are talking. He signed his name right across the band on the chest of the Virgin Mary.

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

I saw it at the New York World’s fair-it is stunning. It is also pale green. Bacteria has turned it that color

[@90kritikadas]

Returned from Rome few weeks ago, this being my first trip to Italy. I hadn't expected the Vatican museum & St. Peter's to have such a profound impact on me but honestly it was a life changing experience to be in the presence of such magnificient art! Cannot wait to visit Florence & experience the treasures there.

[@ErikBramsen]

The statue Moses - which Michelangelo himself considered his greatest work - has a chip on the knee. Legend has it that it's from Michelangelo's hammer: when the statue was finished, Michelangelo found the statue so life-like, he struck Moses' knee and ordered him to speak.

[@sirjohnsnowflakejr.3736]

that happened

[@marcobachis8632]

True!

[@Grim_Sister]

Also, the reason it has horns is because of a bad translation in the bible. The translators thought that a certain passage ment that "Moses grew horns", when it actually meant "Moses has began to glow"

[@Anthony-gq7dk]

i heard the same story about David , he slapped the face and said " speak "

[@ishmaelforester9825]

The statue is an unforgettable thing.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

I must say, usually I am very impressed with the effort and research that goes into these Biographies. This time though, I'm very upset. Simon completely skipped over Michelangelo's years as a ninja turtle.

[@neilwilliams4420]

fcukugimmeausername 😂😂😂😂👍

[@OzGeologyOfficial]

lmfao best comment ever!

[@giv123]

Well played.

[@robo.116]

His teen years XD

[@SJQuirke]

heh heh - Ja Jong!

[@elainebmack]

I lived and worked in Tuscany, and spent a lot of time in Florence, and seeing Michelangelo's work up close and personal on a nearly daily basis was a life changing experience for me. Excellent job of documenting his extraordinary life in less than 22 minutes. I have subscribed!

[@AlWheelin]

Wow, always amazing how famous people have such tremendous struggles.

[@Jmndmb32]

AlWheelin “To live is to suffer.”

[@wendybrooks6154]

AlWheelin I think it’s because they are very complicated personalities. So often artist musicians, etc. are on the autism scale, making it difficult to understand others correctly. That adds to the “hard row to hoe” for them all.

[@StarlitSkye]

Non-famous often have tremendous struggles too. Other people just never know about them.

[@ZIEIaou]

so non famous people dont struggle? also he didnt really have that tremendous a struggle.. he had an average childhood and was almost constantly employed since 15 as an artist and he got famous during his lifetime... really he was the opposite of a struggling artist

[@tp9762]

famous and talented you mean , cuz now people are famous for the shittiest reasons and they had no suffering

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:40 - Chapter 1 - Early days 3:20 - Chapter 2 - A passion for art 5:05 - Chapter 3 - A prideful apprentice 6:20 - Chapter 4 - The house of medici 9:30 - Chapter 5 - A new patron 10:35 - Chapter 6 - Return to florence 12:30 - Chapter 7 - The pieta 13:25 - Chapter 8 - Artist of the pope 15:10 - Chapter 9 - Sistine chapel 18:55 - Chapter 10 - Crisis 19:45 - Chapter 11 - Waning years

[@augiehuerta5843]

Truly the greatest sculptor whose masterpieces can be admired centuries after his death. I have been blessed to have seen so many of them. "La Pietà" brought me to my knees in tears. I was truly moved standing at his tomb at Santa Croce in Florence.

[@2mcraej]

Caravaggio would be another interesting artist to cover. His life was full of scandal and high artistic achievement. I would also like to see episodes on the rest of the Ninja turtles artists. You already mentioned Donatello and included a painting by Raphael in this piece.

[@kimberlyhaines107]

J Mcrae YES! Covering how he was wanted for murder, yet loved for his religious paintings. He’s my favorite artist!

[@Paslayas]

What⁉️⁉️ @Kimberly Haines

[@shesaknitter]

Ha! Ha!

[@tiely13]

YES

[@dianheffernan3436]

If you look up Lizzie bordon...ta actors and actresses she partied with,ta Gretta thunberg trilogy

[@johnsummers9660]

Whether you're a religious person or not, the grace, beauty and, as Simon said, movement of Michelangelo's sculptures is evident to all. The Pieta is certainly one of the best, if not the best, sculpture made by a human. Sure, some terrible things have been done in the name of religion but there is breathtaking, tear inducing art that was also made in the name of one god or another. Just look at the Hagia Sophia. It's a mix of some of the best Christian and Muslim art one could ever hope to see.

[@ishmaelforester9825]

Religious themes are a tremendous vehicle for vision and passion in art. Michelangelo is a supreme example.

[@juliestam]

Having now seen The Pieta and David I completely agree. Think what you will of religion but it is undoubtedly responsible for a vast amount of the world's art. Btw, I will be forever changed after seeing La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, one man's enduring work in the name of religion.

[@ishmaelforester9825]

@@juliestam It's not like the great artists who developed religious themes were strictly orthodox, however sincere their religiosity. They apparently had very little as inspiring or amenable to imagination or remuneration at hand. Anyway the results are stunning.

[@ishmaelforester9825]

The Bible is such a strange book, obviously rich with potential for art; it's been mined for centuries and it's not exhausted yet.

[@swetpmnkygrl]

@Michael Jones why not? To ignore the influence that such a strongly held belief can have on someone physiologically and psychologically ? It can create a fervor that affects the brain in a similar vein as drugs. Ask anyone who has ever even felt the state of “flow” while creating and they often describe it as a religious experience, some to the point of them saying their hands were guided by the divine and not of their own power. Believing in higher powers is not unusual and is actually part of our psychological makeup as humans and is evident in all kinds of different beliefs throughout history that to not believe in a higher power was more uncommon until the recent scientific understandings made it less common. Even now a majority of people believe in something of a higher power whether they call it God or not. Michelangelo was a very devout believer going as far as to burn art works and books during the Bonfire of the Vanities so to say that religion wasn’t a huge influence for him is ignoring a huge factor of his psychology.

[@narrakasa81194]

I’m really loving this channel. I’m binge watching every episode! More about historical people would be awesome!

[@dennissweeney6774]

His works are breathtaking you really have to see them in person.

[@goosthuysen4]

By far the most interesting video to me so far. Although universally famous by name, apart from a few works I didn't know that much about him. The additional aspects of the period and culture gave the video a lot more depth.

[@DavideGobbicchi]

Michelangelo was also an excellent poet...you can easily find his complete colection of poems. Complete artist indeed

[@jaredquinney204]

He is one of the greatest artists of all time

[@joehoe222]

I miss the part about the clashes he had with Da Vinci, they were quite rivalry at the time :(

[@dianheffernan3436]

One coded the other made actors/actresses out of it,the hole lie Bible..like in these its like a comic book cartoon elegid super hero script..

[@rnklv8281]

Thanks for your insight on a "emotionally complex" yet amazingly creative artist. "The Agony and the Ecstasy".

[@magistrumartium]

Still sculpting when he died, three weeks before his 89th birthday.

[@FLFC77]

Was in Florence last week and went to see David… stunning!!

[@GamingAnimator1]

Would love to see more on artists such as Botticelli, Caravaggio, Bernini, and of course the other two ninja turtles Donatello and Raphael. I learn more through this channel than I do in class lol.

[@Dsdcain]

Great video. Very informative, without being boring. *:-)* Thanks Biographics crew and Simon for another fantastic job Also congratulations on being close to 100K subscribers. I've enjoyed this channel since I subscribed at 835. Keep up the awesome content. *:D*

[@KeriThibeau07]

I intentionally watched this because I was just in Italy and saw the Sistine Chapel as well as the amazing ceiling inside the Vatican. It is breathtaking. The ironic part is I swear I saw your double while I was in Italy last week. They could have been your twin.

[@florenceellis7126]

I am almost finished reading The Agony and the Ecstasy, a 758 page biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti, by Irving Stone, and am enjoying it very much. I enjoyed this video as a Cole's Notes version of Michelangolo's life. Thank you.

[@livinggreen7630]

How to get this book

[@charlesboakye322]

That was the best one yet mike. Please do one on Vincent van Gogh

[@2mcraej]

Charles Boakye there is a great documentary about Van Gogh called the power of art. Check it out if you haven't seen it yet.

[@charlesboakye322]

Ok I'll take a look

[@christineparis5607]

I remember a documentary on the restoration and cleaning of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Hundreds of years of candles burning had obscured the panels and led people to think that the colors were muted. It was so incredible to find the deep, vivid colors that were hidden under the soot and dirt. I also seem to remember that the Pieta was attacked by a psychotic man who hacked at it with a sledgehammer or something...i think the photos were in Life magazine.

[@magistrumartium]

Yes, back in 1972 a man attacked Mary's face with a hammer, breaking off her nose. It was glued back on and it looks OK now, fortunately. Here's the story: www.reuters.com/article/us-vatican-pieta-idUSBRE94K0KU20130521

[@donfelipe7510]

"Med-i-chi"...I winced every time I heard "Med-i-cee" :-(

[@daviddempsay4930]

Yes. I wonder how he would pronounce "da Vinci."

[@tuerkischermeister]

Ciao))

[@skizzik121]

i think after all this time over all the channels he presents on, Simon is just trolling us with his pronunciations...there is no way he is honestly this bad at words he certainly has heard people say dozens of times in his life

[@daviddempsay4930]

Good point. I usually try to consider possibilities such as that, but this time I did not.

[@lisakaz35]

MED-i-chi I believe, even.

[@yaboyleroy69]

This has got to be the best series on KZbin

[@RZASSOCIATES]

it certainly is. just found it and will take a few days to view the many here.

[@barbram8001]

Austin, this and History Guy.

[@rtd9978]

This is the wife. I have been watching you for sometime. I love to cook and clean while you talk to me, Simon. I love how you distill someone's life into less than 60 minutes. Superb job! I have subscribed to all of your channels. My best friend in the kitchen!!!! Thank you for being such a great presenter. I also want to recognize your coworkers as they also add so much the content. Thank you, bless you and stay safe.

[@MrJonnyPepper]

The god of alcohol looks too drunk 😆

[@e-cuauhtemoc]

🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻 such a god can never be too drunk🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@ilkkarautio2449]

Ikr? 😰 Those cardinals are just hypocrites and pedos, im not surprized he missed a masterpiece. The church as an institution lacks grip of reality, they are always behind their time no matter what year it is. 🤔😬😬

[@jennylee9278]

oh the irony

[@ArthurKnight1899]

@@jennylee9278 that's not the irony...

[@amirinoor]

too drunk, nose to broad..etc. said by the very own commissioners. Just goes to show how great he was at sculpting. They just made excuses to hate

[@JeffReams]

The Pieta in person was much smaller than i thought it was going to be but was truly breathtaking work.

[@noahhenson1669]

I appreciate the measure of detail you've put into this biography. Though I must say I'm surprised to find not a single mention of The Last Judgement on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. Some consider it Michelangelo's greatest work.

[@Anthony-gq7dk]

wonderful and exceptionally well delivered , a fitting tribute to one of the most uniquely talented humans to grace the planet.

[@ks4431]

Damn Simon is one of the hardest working people I've ever seen. So many channels at such a high standard

[@areamusicale]

Just a one thing: *Giotto* is pronunced "Jotto" not "ghiotto", otherwise "ghiotto" means _delicious

[@ARedMagicMarker]

Pierro: Do you want to build a snowmaaaaan? Michelangelo: NO!

[@heatherhaze3680]

His sculptures are breathtaking, especially considering that they obviously were done without the aid of electric sanders and whatnot.

[@sweetums1634]

Once I met Michaelangelo in a Kroger's and he was so nice ! I asked him to sign my hat and he painted an entire masterpiece of lil cherubs in heaven right there on my hat. Such a great guy!

[@tomscerbo1588]

I'm sure he was! Did he give you and autograph?😮🤪🇮🇹

[@peterbstrong]

There is a anecdote that describes Michelangelo responding to a query about how does he sculpt such beautiful works. He supposedly replied, "the form was already inside the marble, I merely chiseled until it revealed itself". The fact that he replied so profoundly is almost as awe-inspiring as his masterpieces. That story may be legend, but strangley, I find truth in it.

[@MicaRayan]

That was a great biography storytelling. Clear, presice and covers various matters around the views of his arts. I think the main thing is passionate. Just my two cents. I love his stubbornness.

[@meghanakankara2883]

i can clearly see how much research and effort was put into the video. i did hit the like and subscribe button so that you know how much I'm thankful for this video!

[@nesirsitsir]

SIMON. I've been waiting for this one. New years I requested Da Vinci (and the Buddha) in your poll but Michaelangelo is an awesome choice. If you've never been to the Sistine Chapel I hope you get a chance some day. Cheers man.

[@dianheffernan3436]

Been to the air force academy one,guarded by a nuclear bomb

[@alisonpower1746]

This was super helpful for an upcoming History Essay! Recommending these videos to anyone who is doing history for the Junior Cycle 🙌📚

[@georgehappy1126]

Good job. But two corrections: 1: La Pieta took just a year and not two. 2: The statue of David is 17 feet nor 14. Good job. You are so awesome

[@martinesejour3361]

Breathtaking. Intrigued by the magnitude of his work. The man was a sculptured god.

[@Aezeus]

Im amazed that the majority of these videos get less than 100k views

[@mkrump9403]

It will but in few years. :D

[@mkrump9403]

(I mean few months…) 13:00 That is very nice but still 2 years of work

[@After9designNetwebdesign]

One of my favorite channels and I never miss a new one! I agree.

[@kushanshah8040]

You might want to check again.

[@benwil1715]

Your the new Bob Ross......in 13 minutes i learn and feel more than i ever....dreamed?...or knew...?...and how human they are,even though there immense talent overshadows the human nature element itself.And i have to admit your narration is comical!!!!...and makes me question many more things....

[@squamish4244]

*"Who would dare change the arms of God on the first day of Creation? Michelangelo."* - December 1989 National Geographic, article on the restoration of the Sistine Chapel I vividly remember that quote since I first read it at the time, when I was 10 years old.

[@libertygiveme1987]

Michelangelo is my VERY FAVORITE 'Sculptor'!!!! It has ALWAYS been my dream to visit 'The Sistine Chapel,' and if it be God's Will, my dream will come to pass.

[@RevCode]

Haha that poor attempt of putting pants onto the baby michelangelo is just great :-D

[@After9designNetwebdesign]

It's hard to cover everything, but a mention of his work on the dome of St. Peter's would have been appropriate.

[@inregionecaecorum]

Oh if only you did not murder the pronunciation of Italian. Michelangelo has always been an artistic hero of mine, and pronunciation apart that is nice biography. I have to say I always liked Kirk Douglas in that movie Lust for Life. Michelangelos art though, it is just amazing.

[@ThatFanBoyGuy]

I would have liked to see an epilogue about the legacy of Michelangelo, which covers some of the interesting facts about what happened to his art after his death

[@bjs301]

Another fantastic bio! I usually get turned off by the idea of twenty minute videos, but with yours, I lose track of the time. I won't start one until I'm sure I have time to watch it all.

[@smartkidjimmy213]

You put so much effort and make amazing vids.

[@michaelb1761]

Excellent biography of an amazing artist. Maybe one day I will get to see these amazing works of art.

[@Anthony-gq7dk]

another triumph , well done , excellent delivery and magnetic story telling.

[@JanetEsq]

I was lucky enough to see the Pieta at the 1964-5 World's Fair in NY. I still remember how amazing it was.

[@sof1675]

I love you Simon, but the pronunciation in this one was kinda cringey. Keep up the good work though 💕

[@bobito8997]

"One of the greatest artists of all time"? There's no "one of" about it. He was truly incomparable.

[@BrianSmith-vl7xu]

well De Vinci comes to mind

[@bdsbckjdskl]

Brian Smith Nah, *overrated*

[@timi6095]

Kee Zee that’s your opinion

[@nellepolansky300]

Albrecht Durer, Titian, Tintoretto, El Greco, Caravaggio, Manet, Monet, Holbein, Raphael.

[@alexhodgson7254]

da vinci had sketches of a robot soldier that in theory would have worked and a scuba diving suit that would have worked if they could make it truly a visionary genius i put him and michaelangelo at the same table any day

[@hallymariah45]

Yes, I did enjoy it, thank you! I am an artist, but not as near as Michael Angelo...but am so much more interested in artists as I get older. Again..Thank you!!!

[@vince-cg7kq6lo5z]

Your pronounciation of Giotto made me cry.

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

14:50: Michelangelo: There! Now it's art!

[@aaronaldrich9688]

HarmonE Records I call this one “bold and brash” ... more like “ belongs in the trash” 😂

[@bradstewart1996]

Just got back from the Sistine chapel. Unbelievable work every inch of that ceiling has its own beauty it’s also very sad to mention a piece of it is missing due to an earthquake that happened a long time ago. I could have stayed in that chapel all day long. It also took 5 years to make not 4!

[@gadjox]

The greatest human who ever lived. By the end of his life his works started to feel like early 20th century. You wonder where he would have taken his art if he lived 100 years more.

[@dianheffernan3436]

They are...NASA space programs

[@OldieBugger]

I love these bios of artists and writers. Please make one about Samuel Clemens a.k.a. Mark Twain. By the way, the Sistine Chapel felt like a disappointment. It was way too dark to see anything well, and that ceiling is really pretty high up. Luckily the Interweb is full of close-up photos.

[@VBEd666]

AWESOME JOB Simon. This video should have hundreds of thousands of views.

[@iseejewelz3874]

Fascinating with how many powerful and influential and historic figures they came in contact with

[@stewartgardiner9792]

Great biography, I would suggest doing some of the other great artists : Van Gogh, ver meer, Picasso.....

[@larryjones-emery807]

This video was well done. Thank you!

[@l.richmondchilds9548]

SIMON I AM A LOVER OF BIOLOGICAL HISTORY TOO . I am now bed ridden much of the time. I tell you this to say you are a dear friend and you don’t even know me, but you still open the academic world open. May the Lord bless you!

[@After9designNetwebdesign]

There is no mention of his work on the dome of of the vatican. A huge oversight.

[@katieeckler7543]

One of the paintings they showed, “The School of Athens,” wasn’t even by Michelangelo. It was by Raphael.

[@dianheffernan3436]

Is this where ALL those teenagers in outer space went?

[@smoothcashewbutter8820]

What they taught me in a class of art history I took, is that Ghirlandaio kicking Michelangelo out was a lie, that what happened what that Lorenzo asked him to send him his best students, and since he recognized Michelangelo's talent and that his true passion was sculpture (he knew of Bertoldo working for the Medici) he recommended Michelangelo.

[@lilbatz]

This is lovely Simone. Hope you do more artists. The painter Bosch would be terrific.

[@Linda-9037]

It only makes sense that he lay down his back to paint the details of faces like the eyes, the hair, toes, fingernails and the smaller figures of the stone like cherubs of the "Contre postos" etc and he stood with his head arched back to use his whole arm to do the outline of the cartoon and large Shadows and drapes so both positions were undoubtedly taken...laying down and standing up ..head arched back....But he did write home with a little drawing of himself head arched back arm up standing and painting. This was the most uncomfortable position and he wrote possibly a body deformity position he took often to paint parts of the ceiling.

[@StephanieElizabethMann]

That was brilliant and inspiring. I am a sculptor and work in stone. I will carve marble this afternoon. Thank you Simon.

[@KiCreativeStudioJP]

2:25 Just for clarification, that painting is a very modern artist's interpretation of Giottto. Gioatto never used rendering or gesture in that manner.

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

Can we get a video on the other Michelangelo, Michelangelo Caravaggio

[@Vikanuck]

The way you bring up photos of literally every person you speak of with the ease of finding peoples Facebook photos today is impressive lol.

[@zhaarking]

From Libya. Well done, brother.

[@StaticImage]

You're super close to 100k subscribers. Congratulations! Can we get a sort of "behind the scenes" sort of video to mark the occasion? It really would be cool to get a look at all the people that make this one of the best KZbin channels out there.

[@tpasi2020UG]

Another breath taking video. Thank you.

[@Mary_0888]

LOVE this channel! I would love to hear about Claude Monet 🙌

[@poppasmurf4115]

everyone should read "the agony and the extacy", my all time favorite book.

[@jimmyfreeman5714]

And...a killer Savatage song.

[@marydevling8390]

Wow! Excellent bio, fantastic details, I don't know how you get all those fascinating details that make it the best one yet! Then I have to watch it again so I can pause it to admire the amazing art.

[@beckymcdaniel6402]

I truly enjoy this channel. Very informative and quite interesting. So much better than the smut and gossip of celebrities lives of today.

[@ishouldfindagoodname2416]

10:51 I don’t know if that was supposed to be a joke, but it sure was smooth.

[@chrisjpfaff314]

Michelangelo spent his latter years as architect of St. Peter's Basilica. This was an enormous task and a bit glossed over in this episode.

[@mikeblair7614]

Great Bio.

[@Sharnoy1]

Just returned home from Florence last week and I must say that of all the marvels of the city the original David really stands out. I'm not even such an art lover, but I must confess my jaw pretty much dropped to the floor. Just like with the Leaning Tower of Pisa, you cannot understand the true beauty before you see it with your own eyes! Videos and pictures don't do justice to these works of art imo.

[@valeriebrown6079]

Spent far too long just staring. Kept thinking it moved, it is so perfect.

[@rosalindkarpin326]

He was a realised soul.

[@DaglasVegas]

it's pronounced medi- chee. the c is pronounced like a CH:

[@Joe..3.8.0.9_]

Great video Simon you ever rest !!! Your a great teacher !!!

[@mirandanight1]

Michelangelo didn’t actually paint the chapel on his back. Historians found old letters with sketches of him painting standing up with his head tilted back and arm out stretched. Fun facts from an art major.

[@davidthurman3963]

I have to also add my vote la pieta as the world's greatest. We have a bronze of it here in Portland Oregon along with a bronze of the head of Mary. The remarkable aspect is in perspective. From above it's a sadness but as you rotate downward a sad morphs to a serenity. That's a remarkable sculpt that is working at the micron level.

[@TheDuck632]

I love this channel great work y'all

[@TraddyGirl62]

You talked about the same church pertaining to the pope’s tomb. Saint Peter’s is “San Pietro” in Italian.

[@Mandolin_Matt]

It's not the same church. The final tomb was placed in San Pietro in Vincoli, the church that Julius II presided over as cardinal.

[@--Paws--]

11:24 What he made a sculpture to look old, he was really was onto something.

[@10151957june]

I think this is a great video and don't much care about the pronunciations. I still knew what Simon was talking about. I think he does a great job. And Michelangelo is one of my heroes!!!