Michelangelo was in Florence until 1534. He would have been more likely to get in trouble with Alessandro de’ Medici there than the Pope. He was fine.
In 1530, to escape the wrath of the Pope, Michelangelo took refuge in a secret room under the Medici Chapels and filled the walls with drawingspic.twitter.com/ONTMt3JQ2y
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Was Michelangelo almost executed by a pope? Yes. But this timeline here is wrong.
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After betraying his patrons and joining the revolt in 1529, Michelangelo went underground (literally) in the 1530s, using the room as a refuge when the Medicis regained power. Two months later, he was pardoned and resumed his work on the chapel
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Right, ok I remember now. This man and his tombs, always getting delayed
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who hasn’t tbh
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They’re beautiful but many of the drawings aren’t the work of Michelangelo. They were probably drawn by his contemporaries, or even draughtsmen who were working on the Medici Chapel project.
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Looks like some of your drawings Jane
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But that is *very* kind.
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Early manspreading?
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Why does this seem familiar?
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Wonder if
@joedegeorge has thoughts on the wrath of this pope.#EdInTheRefrigeratorsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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