The least finished of Michelangelo's statues, the ones that should therefore tell us most about his carving technique, are the most mysterious. ... Michelangelo started carving all of them from one side, the same as he had done the St. Matthew, as if he were doing a relief instead of a round figure.
Answer: Michelangelo started carving all of them from one side, the same as he had done the St. Matthew, as if he were doing a relief instead of a round figure.
