What kind of education did Michelangelo receive from Lorenzo de' Medici?

During his youth, Michelangelo worked towards a
traditional education. However, he spent a lot of his free time drawing which greatly
angered his father. But his father reluctantly agreed to let him apprentice under
Domenico Ghirlandaio, a famous painter in Florence. Ironically, Domenico claimed that
Michelangelo was not destined to be an artist.

Michelangelo
was distantly relted to Lorenzo de Medici. Because of this, he was permitted to leave
Domenico Ghirlandaio and actually live with and study directly under de Medici. Under de
Medici, he stopped painting and completed his education. But it was during this time
that he began to study sculpting. Though he had never sculpted before, his early work
greatly impressed de Medici.

During his time with Lorenzo
de Medici, he also studied anatomy. This was done by studying dead bodies and was
against the policies of the church. However, Michelangelo sent a wooden crucifix to the
prior of the church and was then granted permission to study anatomy. This greatly aided
his later work as a sculpter and a painter.

Soon after de
Medici's death, Michelangelo left Florence for Rome and continued his historic work as
an artist.