Michelangelo’s first real painting was the Sistine Chapel, the others were mere portraits and most of them are disputed by scholars. He was a famous SCULPTOR, and when commissioned to do the Sistine Chapel, there are many diary entries that state he was clueless on how to paint a large fresco, having had apprentice painters do most of his small paintings, and mostly copying other paintings . Though he was an apprentice painter he showed more interest and skill in sculpting. 

Davinci was actually first thought to do the Sistine Chapel, but was seen as risky and haphazard. It was actually the rival painter Raphael who convinced the Pope to let Michelangelo do the Sistine because he wanted him to fail KNOWING that painting was not his medium. 

In my description of Janelle I said she was my first painting “watercolor splatters dont count” before sistine all Michelangelo did was basically watter splatters seeing as frescoes were the major form of painting around that time.

So to clarify yes…yes it was his first painting that isn’t disputed or amateur in technique….and NO…he was NOT a famous painter he was a famous Sculptor so please pick up as many biographies as you can, as well as Renaissance painting books. 

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