If one were to be asked if Michelangelo’s life affected his work, I would have to say yes and that would be saying it in the least. All of Michelangelo’s work was based on his life from childhood up to six days before his death. Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in the village of Caprese, Italy, where his father was serving as a magistrate of the Florentine Republic. Michelangelo briefly attended grammar …showed first 75 words of 5698 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5698 total…be buried. But, becoming dissatisfied with the work, he smashed it up. His assistant Calcagni later put it back together rather crudely (Christ’s left arm is patched and his leg is missing) and finished the Magdalene in his bland style; yet the poignancy of Michelangelo’s original concept remain undiminished. No other artist had ever exhibited so intimate a bond between his personality and his art; none so fiercely insisted on maintaining his individually.