Pieta by Michelangelo  1475-1564

1. How old was Michelangelo when he became an apprentice?   _________________________

2.  Which influential family supported Michelangelo?  _________________________________

3. Name two things Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to do. (Make a sentence.)

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4. Why did Pope Julius want 40 marble statues?  ____________________________________

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5. What did Pope Paul III commission him to do?  ___________________________________

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6. What is a "Pieta"?  ________________________________________________________

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7. Why is Michelangelo's "Pieta" now enclosed in a glass case?  _________________________

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