What the block might contain. Michelangelo thought that he freed the sculptured enclosed in the block.
Michelangelo was 17 when he produced his first stone carving
yes
A stone block is generally cut from a single piece of stone.
A single block of stone is called a monolith.
No, his father was a civil servant.
You are turned to stone.Anyone who looked at Medusa was turned to stone.
He is quoted as stating that when asked about his art.
If you mean Michelangelo's David he is holding a stone for his sling.
Alchemists were the ones looking for the philosopher's stone.
That is hard to know today. However, he was known to say he could see the figure inside the marble block struggling to be freed from the stone. Very interesting fact to know, especially when you look at his unfinished work, the 'Slaves'.
Michelangelo
From the 1961 Irvine Stone novel about Michelangelo of the same name.