Between the years of 1501 and 1504, the great Michelangelo created what is considered to be the most spectacular work of sculpture ever conceived. At the young age of twenty-seven, a few years after completion of the Madonna Della Pietà, Michelangelo was commissioned by the Operai of the Cathedral for a statue of David, which he later carved from a huge chunk of white, unflawed marble. The gigantic sculpture portrays David not as a young boy, as …showed first 75 words of 1845 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1845 total…expressiveness. The attributes that David relies on are completely embodied and displayed in his figure itself; therein lies the foundation of Renaissance art and philosophy. Michelangelo has been called the father of the Renaissance because all of his art pays homage to the physical, emotional, and intellectual strengths that each human being possesses. Truly a renaissance man, Michelangelo's David will continue to amuse us as the most beautiful and marvelous work of sculpture ever conceived.