Statue of Michelangelo.

25 January 1504.Ancient Italian great artist Michelangelo completed the sculpture of the Giant Statue of DavidThe story of the Jewish teenage hero David defeating his enemy Goliath in a complete naked expression of the legend, "David" is net 4.1 meters high. David is magnificent, strong as steel, illusory to resist power, defend the motherland of the Florentine people, with obvious political significance. This original plan was placed in the cathedral as a decorative sculpture, but because of the very success of the shape, the government decided to place it in front of the city hall gate, as a symbol of the city; later, to protect the original work, it has been moved to the Firenze Museum of Fine Arts.

Michelangelo (1475-1564), Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect. Born on 6 March 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, and born on 18 February 1564 in Rome. Early years in the workshops of the painter D. Gillandau in Florence, as a scholar, after his hobby for sculpture transferred to the Médicis garden work to preserve the remains of ancient sculptures. Early work was created at the age of 17 with the sculptures "The Mother of the Stairs" and "The Battle of the Santorinians", rough, quiet and solemn, deepened in the essence of classical style, indicating that he began to pursue strong human performance in the movement.

Michelangelo's visits to Venice, Rome in 1494-1499 showed his extraordinary talent, so that it was difficult for the whole Roman arts to believe these masterpieces were from his hands.

Between 1501 and 1505, mainly in Florence, the statue "David" and the city hall wall paintings "The Battle of Cassina" and "The Holy Family" were immortal works.

In 1505, Michelangelo was invited to Rome to design and make the carvings for the tomb of Pope Yuriy II, which was not completed due to several changes in the plan, although the work was interrupted for about 40 years.

In 1508, Michelangelo accepted the papal and governmental task of painting walls for the top walls of the Sextant Church. To complete this enormous work, after many struggles, the pope assured that he would not interfere with his work, and after achieving full creative freedom, he entered the work with an unprecedented passion. The entire wall painting was framed with magnificent architectural structures, the entire roof of the Sextant Hall was divided into the center and the surrounding two parts, and center-based, all painted in religious stories and figures. In the course of four years of painting, he refused to help create everything from the Bible, from the open land to the flood ark. The hard work of the creation was highly appreciated. After the opening, the wall painting, the public view

In addition to the architectural work of the Cathedral of St. Peter, Michelangelo was also involved in the architectural design of the palace of Farnese, the gate of Piazza and the Capito Square, which represented the large circular tower designed for the hall of the Cathedral of St. Peter. This large circular tower is decorated in classical style, the corner of the cathedral is carved in flowers, giving a solid sense of wealth; the curve of the shape of the tower itself is vivid, is the example of the magnificent artistic style inherent in the architectural design, and sets a pattern for the later roof building of the cathedrals and government buildings in Europe. Other important works include the late creation of the altar painting "The Last Judgment" and the carved for the tomb of Pope

Michelangelo's statue of David.