Renaissance+and+Reformation+Sculpture


 * __David__**


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Created in 1501-1504, this sculpture, called //David// was sculpted by Michaelangelo. This one of a kind sculpture is to be considered one of the best in history. When this was created no one knew what had happened; it had struck the artistic world.

__**Pieta Michaelangelo**__

Pope Alexander VI commisioned Michaelangelo to carve the Pieta, the marble sculpture that shows Mary bending over the dead body of Jesus. It was created when Michaelangelo was only 22 years old. this is one of Michaelangelo's greatest creations.