Michelangelo’s youth was influenced by the patronage of the Medici family — in particular, Lorenzo Medici, (aka “Lorenzo the Magnificent”) who became his sponsor. Lorenzo brought Michelangelo to the Medici Palace to .
Compare Michelangelo’s Pieta in the Vatican to the terracotta Pieta by Niccolo dell’Arca in Bologna, in terms of energy, group, medium, drama, and the placement of the work in compliance with the artist’s intent regarding the .
