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The question focuses on the historical relationship expressed in “Who sculpted the famous David statue?”. Its value lies in connecting Michelangelo with the relevant chronology, institution, patronage, text, region or administrative function.
Michelangelo sculpted the David between 1501–1504 CE. The 5.17 meter marble statue depicts the biblical hero David before his battle with Goliath. Michelangelo fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and Donatello are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. The compact memory link is therefore Michelangelo together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.
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Michelangelo. Michelangelo sculpted the David between 1501–1504 CE. The 5.17 meter marble statue depicts the biblical hero David before his battle with Goliath. It is considered a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture and is displayed in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence.
The decisive clue is the matching chronology, agency and function described in the stem.
Do not choose Raphael merely because it belongs to the same broad historical period.
Verify the person, period and function separately before accepting the complete statement.
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