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I HAVE A SET OF INCYCLOPEDIAS FROM THE 40S AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW HE WAS GIVEN THIS PIECE OF MARBLE WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS HOMETOWN AS A GIFT IT WAS ANOTHER ARTIST WHO DIDNT DO A JOB AND HAD STARTED A STATUE BUT IT SAYS IT WAS HUGE RECTANGULAR WITH A SMALL HOLE NEAR THE BOTTOM SO THE TOWN GAVE IT TO MICHAEL AND HE DECIDED IT WOUD BE HIS MASTERPIECE AND GIVE IT BACK TO THE TOWN OR SO THE STORY GOES IT WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE A STATUE OF DAVID BY THE ORIGINAL ARTIST ANYWAY THATS WHAT I READ HOPE IT HELPS AND HOPE ITS TRUE.
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Bernini's David unlike Michelangelo's shows David?
Bernini's David has started to use the slingshot. Michelangelo's David is just observing the enemy.
What technique did Michelangelo use to give his paintings great depth?
painting and sculptures and he used his hands to do this art
What is David holding in his right hand in Michelangelo's David?
If you mean Michelangelo's David he is holding a stone for his sling.
What kind of marble did michelangelo use to sculpt david?
Yes he did. Some claim he chose the slabs of marble he wanted at the quarry.
What did Michelangelo do with the full-sized cartoons for the ceiling?
Michelangelo did not use cartoons for this work. This was very unusual.
