Michelangelo's statue of David is renowned all over the world. Thousands flock to Florence to admire the artistry behind this Renaissance masterpiece, and to admire the beauty of the human form captured in the marble. But the identity of the model for this statue that has been so revered for over five hundred years has been lost ...In this epic story Mary Hoffman uses her persuasive narrative skills to imagine the story of Gabriele, an eighteen-year-old who, by beco... >Voir plus
"How can you tell when a piece is finished?" I asked.
"You can't," he said flatly. "All you can tell is when you can't do any more to it. And then you need to stop because if you don't, you will spoil it."