Oprea del Dumo di Firenze ordered the statue in 1501 after Michelangelo had come back from Rome. It took Michelangelo two and one half to three years to complete the David. The David was originally placed in front of Palazzo Vecchio, but in 1873, to protect it from the elements, a copy of the David was put outside of the Palazzo Vecchio to replace the real one which was put into the Accademia Gallery.

David was the youngest of eight sons of Jesse. He was a shepherd that had saved his father's sheep from a lion and a bear only using a sling and smooth stone. These were common weapons in those days. If you practiced long and hard enough, you could shoot one rock up to one hundred miles per hour and you could hit anything you wanted to, like a tree , a bird, or any animal you wanted . When David was about fifteen years old, he was sent by his father, Jesse, to go to the

A shack was built around him so that he could work on the David during the winter, as well as, during the summer. The marble that Michelangelo had to work on had been chipped during the 1460's. The David was the first nude statue put in a public place during the Renaissance art period. As you look at the statue, notice how the right hand is slightly larger then the left to show that Florence was a superior city - state. There is also a realistic tree stump behind the right leg. You can also see cracks in the right hand and arm. David is not standing on the slain Goliath's head, which was the way that most sculptors portrayed David. The sculpture looks about 17 years old. If you look at the left big toe you will see that it is cracked because a crazy man started hammering it.

Now let's talk about the life and times of Michelangelo himself: Was he born a genius and if not, then how did he become one? The time of Michelangelo and before was known as the Renaissance or the Age of Discovery. Renaissance means "rebirth." The Renaissance was the time period after the Dark Ages. Michelangelo's David is considered the first artwork of the High Renaissance art period. Michelangelo is one of the most remembered artists of all times. Whenever some people hear the name of Michelangelo they think "Oh! The famous artist." But other people might think "Who? or Why is he so special ?" After you are finished reading my report you will be one of those people that say "Oh! The famous artist ." To answer your question about Michelangelo becoming a genius. Well we know that nobody is born a genius so it had to come from other experiences, like the four years that he lived with Lorenzo de Medici with astronomers and scholars, or while he was living in Rome, but more likely it was from both experiences combined. Michelangelo was b

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