Michelangelo was born March 6, 1475, in the small village of Caprese

near Arezzo. He lived during the Italian High Renaissance. Although he

was born in Caprese, he lived in Florentine. There he created some of the

most spectacular works of art ever. One in particular was the statue David.

Michelangelo had a serious reason for creating this statue. He made this

statue to show the people who David, the Old Testament hero who defeated

David is shown by Michelangelo as a lithe nude youth, muscular and

alert, looking off into the distance as if sizing up the enemy Goliath. The

fiery intensity of David's facial expression is termed terribilita, a feature

characteristic of many of Michelangelo's figures and of his own personality.

David, Michelangelo's most famous sculpture, became the symb

Palazzo Vecchio, the Florentine town hall.

such a breathtaking statue, that it brings all emotions out of people just by

into David. His muscles are very visible and detailed. This statue is

This work of art would have great value to anybody. It is so popular

and priceless that it would be amazing just to see it in a museum. David is

simply a magnificent statue. This statue does not have a certain mood.

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