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【单选题】In 1501, 25-year-old MichelangeloBuonarroti began working on his colossal masterpiece, the 17-foot-tall marbleDaviD、From a huge block of marble that had been abandoned decades earlier by another sculptor, Michelangelo took on the challenge of living up toDonatello and other precursors who had sculpted the same heroic figure. TheDavid, portrayed in theBible as a young shepherd who slew the giant Goliath and went on to become a valiant and just Hebrew king, was a fit symbol of courage and civic duty to guard the city of Florence. Michelangelo is a painter, sculptor, and architect. In this era, all three forms of art were thought to be based on disegno, an artistic discipline built on knowledge of the male human form. Sculpture is considered the finest art form because it mimics divine creation: The sculptural image is found within the block of stone much as the human soul is found within the physical body. TheDavid is considered a masterpiece, an ideal male form combining heroic strength and human uncertainty. It was erected in 1504 in the public plaza of Florence, the Piazza della Signori
A、In 1873, the original was moved to theAccademia delleBelleArti, where it is better protected for posterity, and a copy of the work was erected in the plaza in 1882. In 1939, a copy of Michelangelo’s masterpiece was installed at the Forest LawnCemetery in Glendale,CA, with one addition:
A、fig leaf was added to cover the genitals and pubic hair of the statue. The leaf was removed in 1969, and the statue remained in its original state until toppled by an earthquake in 1987. In November 1969, a poster image of the statue was confiscated by a vice squad in Sydney,Australia, and the manager of the store was charged with obscenity.Daniel Thomas, curator of the New South WalesArt Museum, called the action "incredible, utterly ridiculous." The charges were ultimately droppeD、Debates about the appropriateness of displaying reproductions or photographs of theDavid in such places as schools, dormitory rooms, and churches continue. Today, the image has become iconic in popular reproductions on T-shirts, refrigerator magnets, and in advertising. When the statue of theDavid was finished, MichelangeloBuonarroti was almost
A、25 years old
B．26 years old
C．28 years old
D．30 years old

网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
根据短文，Michelangelo Buonarroti在1501年开始雕塑《大卫》时，他才25岁，而雕塑是在1504年正式竖立的。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>