text: On 20 January 1494 , after heavy snowfalls , Lorenzo 's heir , Piero de Medici commissioned a snow statue , and Michelangelo again entered the court of the Medici .
simplified: In January 1494 , there were very heavy snowfalls . Lorenzo deâ Mediciâ s son , Piero de Medici commissioned Michelangelo to make a snow statue .