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 * David**

Michelangelo's //David//, a beautifully well-sculpted sculpture, showed the idea of individualism. Unlike other artistic pieces where they usually portrayed many people, individualism focused more on specific subject, which in this case, //David//. It depicts individualism because it shows how strong and self-assured //David//’s posture and expression is, and therefore shows the confidence of a human being. Michelangelo also sculpted //David// in such great detail, showing each part of the human body and specifying each feature. This ingenious sculpture //David// is a symbol for how humans are in control, intelligent and powerful. It also symbolizes the capabilities of the human being and how much the human race has evolved and civilized from the Middle Ages.

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