How did Michelangelo begin his artistic training in Florence?

Michelangelo began his artistic training in Florence at the age of 13, when he became an apprentice to the city's most prominent painter, Domenico Ghirlandaio. Although his apprenticeship was intended to last for three years, he left after only one year, reportedly feeling he had nothing more to learn from his master.1

During this early stage of his training, Michelangelo practiced by creating drawings that copied figures by Ghirlandaio and earlier masters such as Giotto and Masaccio. Following his time with Ghirlandaio, he was taken under the wing of Lorenzo de' Medici, which provided him with access to the Medici art collection and the influence of the bronze sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni, who oversaw the collection.1