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David is a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture, created from 1501 to 1504 by Michelangelo.With a height of 5.17 metres (17 ft 0 in), the David was the first colossal marble statue made in the early modern period following classical antiquity, a precedent for the 16th century and beyond.
At the Accademia Gallery, you can admire from a short distance the perfection of the most famous statue in Florence and, perhaps, in all the world: Michelangelo’s David. This astonishing Renaissance sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504. It is a 14.0 ft marble statue depicting the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude.
Mar 28, 2024 · David, marble sculpture executed from 1501 to 1504 by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo.The statue was commissioned for one of the buttresses of the cathedral of Florence and was carved from a block of marble that had been partially blocked out by other sculptors and left outdoors.
Prior to David, Michelangelo had created two major commissions, both in Rome. The first was a statue of Bacchus (1496–97), originally intended for a high-ranking cardinal, but ultimately rejected and bought by a friend of Michelangelo's. Later, in 1498, Michelangelo began sculpting his first Pietà for the French cardinal Jean de Bilhères ...
The work was assigned to Michelangelo by the workers of the Florence cathedral on 16 August 1501, for a remuneration of 400 ducats. On 25 January 1504 a commission composed of the prominent artists of the time (among others, Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Filippino Lippi, the Perugino) decided that the sculpture should have to be placed at the entrance of Palazzo Vecchio, as a symbol of ...
Sep 8, 2023 · In 1504, Michelangelo’s David was placed on a platform in front of the Palazzo della Signoria (the seat of government in Florence), more known as Palazzo Vecchio. It stayed there until 1873 when it was transferred to its current location in the Galleria dell’Accademia of Florence in order to avoid further deterioration.
Michelangelo decided to go against the current and portray his David BEFORE the battle. You can see in his face the concentration of him thinking how he’s going to do it, the rock hidden inside his right palm, the slingshot seemingly at rest on his shoulder and him waiting for the right moment pretending to be at ease.
