1489 – April 8, 1492

The young Michelangelo joins Lorenzo de' Medici's household

In 1489 Lorenzo de' Medici asks Ghirlandaio for his two best pupils, and Michelangelo and Francesco Granacci are sent. Michelangelo stays with the Medici until Lorenzo's death in 1492 and attends the Medici Platonic Academy.