1488 April 1. He enters the school of Domenico and David Ghirlandajo.
1489 He enters the school of Bertoldo and becomes the protégé of Lorenzo de' Medici.
1490-1492 _Mask of a Faun._ _Madonna of the Stairs._ _Combat of the Centaurs._
1492 April 8. Death of Lorenzo de' Medici.
1492-1494 In the service of Piero de' Wooden crucifix. Medici. Statue of _Hercules_.
1494 October. Flight to Venice Angel for the Arca of and Bologna. He worked at S. Domenico in Bologna. S. Petronio in Bologna.
1495 Return to Florence. _Giovannino._ _Sleeping Love._
1496 June 25. Arrival in Rome. _Bacchus._ _Cupid._
1498 May 23. Savonarola is burned in Florence.
1501 Return to Florence. Statues for the Piccolomini altar in the cathedral of Sienna.
1501-1505 _David._ Cartoon for the battle of Cascina. _Holy Family of Agnolo_ _Doni._ _Virgin of Bruges._ Bas-reliefs of the Madonna for Taddeo Taddei and Bartolommeo Pitti.
1505 March. He is summoned to Rome First plan for the tomb by Julius II. of Julius II
1506 End of November. Reconciliation with Julius at Bologna.
1506-1508 Bronze statue of Julius II at Bologna.
1508 May 10 to 1512, October. Paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine.
1513 May 6. Second contract for the tomb of Julius II.
1513-1516 Michelangelo at Florence. _The Slaves._ _Moses._
1516 July. Third contract for the tomb of Julius II.
1517 September. Serious illness of Michelangelo.
1518 January 19. Contract in regard to the façade of S. Lorenzo in Florence.
1518-1520 Michelangelo at the quarries of Carrara, Seravezza.
1520 March 10. Michelangelo is released _The Christ_ of the Minerva. from the contract for the façade of S. Lorenzo by an order from Leo X.
1521 Beginning of the work on the chapel _The Madonna_ of the of the Medici at S. Lorenzo. chapel of the Medici.
1521 At the end of the year serious illness of Michelangelo. _The Victory._
1522 November 19. Election of Clement VII.
1524-1526 Work on the tomb of the Medici and the Laurentian library.
1527 May 6. Capture of Rome by the Imperialists.
1529 April 6. Michelangelo is named _Leda._ Governatore Generale and Procuratore of the fortifications of Florence. Mission to inspect the fortifications at Pisa, Livorno and Ferrara.
1529 September 21. Flight to Venice. Siege of Florence.