- Liberating the figure from the marble that imprisons it" as a metaphor for the body as the earthly prison for the soul- Presenting David for his battle was used as a representation as the champion of a just cause rather a gloating victor- His "David" exemplifies Michelangelo's characteristic "action-in-repose" that is both calm and tense- David inherits the Greek tradition but is clearly not classical because of his expression of anger and imminent action rather than serenity like Greek

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