recent World Health Organization study. The total cost of the disorder in the US is estimated to be. more than $8 billion.4 OCD is a treatable condition with 50% to 60% of patients responding to. first line of treatment, which includes pharmacological and/or psychological intervention.5,6 How-. ever, about one-third of the patients improve only partially, and roughly 20% do not respond to.
A Masterpiece is the work of an artist who has been absorbed by the spirit of his/her times and can transform a personal experience into a universal one. Masterpieces make us forget the artists, and instead direct our attention to the artists works.
The marble block, purchased from the famous quarries at Carrara, remained in the courtyard workshop of Florence Cathedral and lay neglected for the next twenty five years. After the success of the Rome Pieta of 1499-1500 Michelangelo was recognized as a genius, a master of his craft. The Guild of Wool Merchants wanted to revive the abandoned project for David, Michelangelo was the artist who was offered, and accepted, this prestigious contract.