Michelangelo Buonarroti
Italian (1475-1564)
Michelangelo was a Renaissance genius. His paintings, sculptures, and architecture are explored and admired as the children learned about his life and art. In their classroom art activity, the children focus on his architectural forms to create a facade in “marble.”
Art Concepts Taught: Form
Architecture
All Levels: Renaissance detail, architectural form and elements
Michelangelo’s Architecture
Chalk and Paper
All Levels: Marbleizing paper, composition of architectural model
