He was commissioned to do it.
The Statue of David was finished in 1503.
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It ha never been broken, if you mean Michelangelo's David.
Michelangelo.
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Michelangelo did create a sculpture of David, but there are also other artists who have worked with that Biblical subject and done sculptures of David, so really it depends upon which statue you're talking about.
There are three. Michelangelo, Verrochio, and Donatello
The statue of David.
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The Statue of David was finished in 1503.
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Michelangelo's Statue of David was started in 1501 and finally completed in 1504.
Sistine Chapel The statue of DavidOne of Michelangelo's famous works is the statue of David.
It ha never been broken, if you mean Michelangelo's David.