What profession was Michelangelo supposed to pursue?

• merchant
  Michelangelo's decision to become an artist shocked and infuriated his father, who had hoped that his son would become a respected merchant and preserve the family's tenuous position in Florentine society.
• lawyer
  Michelangelo's decision to become an artist shocked and infuriated his father, who had hoped that his son would become a respected merchant and preserve the family's tenuous position in Florentine society.
• carpenter
  Michelangelo's decision to become an artist shocked and infuriated his father, who had hoped that his son would become a respected merchant and preserve the family's tenuous position in Florentine society.