Famous Artist Series: Michaelangelo FREE Resources, Printables and Unit Studies
Published:
February 15, 2018
Contributor:
Sarah Shelton
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you decide to make a purchase via my links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. See my disclosure for more info.
This is the third post in our famous artist series. In case you missed any, you can find them all at the link below. Studying artists and their works of art go along great with a Charlotte Mason style education, and you can also pair it up with history as well. Each week in this series we will be highlighting an artist, with free resources, printables and unit studies to give you an in-depth study. This week’s artist is Michelangelo.
[series_meta]
Michaelangelo was another famous Italian Renaissance artist. He is great to study when you are studying this time period in history. He was a famous sculptor who is well know for his David statue, a painter, poet and architect. He is most known for his frescoe paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Michaelangelo Biographies:
Read Michaelangelo’s Biography at Biography.com
Michaelangelo Biography for Kids from Mr. Nussbaum
Kids Biography of Michaelangelo from Ducksters
Meet Michaelangelo Printable Biography at Making Art Fun
Michaelangelo Unit Studies and Printables:
Printable Michaelangelo Word Search from Making Art Fun
Michaelangelo Unit Study from Jennifer Lambert – with beautiful photos (you may want to preview first!)
Michaelangelo: Sculptor, Painter, Architect and Poet Unit Study from Khan Academy
Lesson Planet has an entire page of free lesson plans and videos on Michaelangelo.
Art Study and Art Printables:
The Creation of Adam by Michaelangelo Lesson Plan from Making Art Fun
Soap Sculpture Lesson for Studying Michaelangelo from Making Art Fun
Artist Study Picture Cards from Pinay Homeschooler
Colouring the Sistine Chapel free activity with directions and Sistine Chapel coloring pages from Ideas for Kids
Michaelangelo.org has the most beautiful panoramic view of the Sistine Chapel as well as full galleries of his work with tons of facts, quotes and details on his works and life. (please preview for nudity first)
Michaelangelo Gallery also has a biography, a slideshow and his complete works. (please preview for nudity first)
Here are some great books to go along with a Michaelangelo artist study:
Michelangelo for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities (For Kids series)Michelangelo (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists)
Stone Giant: Michelangelo’s David and How He Came to Be
Michelangelo
Sarah Shelton
Sarah is a wife, daughter of the King and Mama to 4 children (two homeschool graduates) She is a an eclectic, Charlotte Mason style homeschooler that has been homeschooling for over 20 years. She is still trying to find the balance between work and keeping a home and gardens. She can only do it by the Grace of God, coffee and green juice!
