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David is a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture in marble [1] [2] 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 High Renaissance, and since classical antiquity, a precedent for the 16th century and beyond.
The Galleria dell'Accademia has housed the original David by Michelangelo since 1873. [4] The sculpture was allegedly brought to the Accademia for reasons of conservation, although other factors were involved in its move from its previous outdoor location on Piazza della Signoria. The original intention was to create a "Michelangelo museum ...
David: 1501–1504 Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence: Marble height 5.17 meters (17.0 feet) Madonna and Child (Madonna of Bruges) 1501–1504 Church of Our Lady, Bruges: Marble height 128 cm David De Rohan (in Italian) 1502–1508 Lost: Bronze Saint Paul: 1503–1504 Cathedral, Siena: Marble Saint Peter: 1503–1504 Cathedral, Siena: Marble ...
Michelangelo responded by completing his most famous work, the statue of David, in 1504. The masterwork definitively established his prominence as a sculptor of extraordinary technical skill and strength of symbolic imagination.
Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. The Galleria dell’Accademia’s director, Cecilie Hollberg, has positioned herself as David’s ...
David is a marble statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello. One of his early works (1408–1409), it was originally commissioned by the Operai del Duomo, the Overseers of the Office of Works, for the Florence Cathedral and was his most important commission up to that point.
Rico Heil, Wikimedia Commons Experts say Michelangelo's statue of David could collapse as a result of vibrations from the construction of a high-speed railway line beneath Florence, and are ...
Tourists have flocked to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture in Florence following an uproar regarding a Florida school’s decision to force the resignation of its headteacher over complaints ...