Michelangelo
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In the year 1501, Michelangelo traveled back to Florence, where it took him
two-and-a-half years to sculpt The David. He finished in the year 1504.
• Michelangelo used a large irregularly shaped piece of Carrara marble
for this sculpture.
• When the sculpture was finished, it was decided that the best place
to display it was outside on a platform in the Plazzo della Signoria. It took
40 men four days to move Michelangelo’s gigantic sculpture.