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David is a bronze statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Early Renaissance sculptor Donatello, probably made in the 1440s. Nude except for helmet and boots, it is famous as the first unsupported standing work of bronze cast during the Renaissance , and the first freestanding nude male sculpture made since antiquity.
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.
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.
In 1966, Mike Caffee created a plaster statue for the gay leather bar Febe's on Folsom Street in San Francisco; the statue was a recreation of Michelangelo's David as a leather biker icon. This statue became popular and was copied in other plaster and even bronze statues at bars around America.
Florence’s mayor has extended an invitation to the teacher at the heart of the controversy to visit the Italian city
Hanuman Statue: 7.6: 25: 2020: Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin, Delaware: granite: The statue weighs 60,000 pounds and is nation's tallest statue of Hanuman, the Hindu god of strength and knowledge. [43] Civic Fame: 7.6: 25: Adolph Alexander Weinman: 1914: Manhattan Municipal Building, New York City
To keep the David statue looking young, conservators at The Ringling arrange for cleaning and protective treatments about every three years.
English: Statue of David in Delaware Park, Buffalo This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America . Its reference number is 82005029 .