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Michelangelo was a piecer....he pieced together his models...

He also had a photographic memory...

Michelangelo pieced the david from other clay models... like the hands and arms could have come from another of his models ...which have since been destroyed

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Michelangelo was getting tired of the Medici Family so he carved David as a symbol of independence. The Medici family was considered the Goliath. This, however, backfired because David was so wonderful the Medicis wanted more and more art.

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The gonfaloniere Piero Soderini commissioned michelangelo to sculpt David for the Florence Cathedral.

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the world is praying to a portrait of his brother-in-law,the ultimate lie.what ever happend to place no other god before me

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Michelangelo sculpted David in Florence, Italy, where it is housed today. It is inside a museum and stands in a central area lit by natural and artificial light.

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The sculpture was completely based on Michelangelo's own ideas and sketches. No human model is known to have been used.

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He did a statue of the David from the Old Testament ready to fight Goliath.

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Piero Soderini

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Why was David the sculpture called David?

The statue represents the Biblical hero David.


Who sculpted David in 1504?

Michelangelo finished his David sculpture in 1504.


Where was the sculpture David made?

Michelangelo's David was sculptured in Florence, where it remains.


What sculpture made Michelangelo famous?

Most probably The David by Micheal Angelo [I dont know how to spell his name]


What is David by Michelangelo Buonarroti?

The largest sculpture of its time.

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Why was David the sculpture called David?

The statue represents the Biblical hero David.


what Principles of Design are emphasized in Bernini's Sculpture of David?

In Bernini's sculpture of David, the principles of balance, proportion, and movement are emphasized. The figure of David is dynamically posed, with a sense of tension and energy captured in the moment before he launches his slingshot. The composition creates a harmonious balance between the twisting, muscular body of David and the concentrated force directed towards his unseen target.


When was the sculpture 'David' made?

Michelangelo's David (there are others) was finished in 1504.


What was created first by Michelangelo the Sistine Chapel or his sculpture of David?

David was.


Who sculpted David in 1504?

Michelangelo finished his David sculpture in 1504.


Where was the sculpture David made?

Michelangelo's David was sculptured in Florence, where it remains.


What sculpture made Michelangelo famous?

Most probably The David by Micheal Angelo [I dont know how to spell his name]


Why did Michelangelo make a sculpture of David?

He was commissioned to do it.