Michelangelo left Rome because

a) the Pope awarded the commission to enlarge St. Peter’s Basilica to Donato Bramante.
b) the Pope ordered him to paint the Sistine Chapel.
c) his David was moved to the Piazza della Signoria.
d) the Church spoke out against the nudity of his David.


Answer: a

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