CHRONOLOGY OF MICHELANGELO'S LIFE
1475. Born at Caprese.
1488. Is apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandajo.
1489-92. Studies sculpture under the patronage of Lorenzo il Magnifico.
1504. Enters into competition with Leonardo da Vinci.
1505. Goes to Rome at the invitation of Pope Julius II.
1508. Begins painting ceiling of Sistine Chapel.
1512. Completes it.
1521. Commences Medicean Tombs in San Lorenzo.
1529. Fortifies Florence against Charles V.
1535-41. Paints Last Judgment.
1547. Begins building Cupola of St. Peter's.
1564. Dies in Rome.