Statue Of David Marble Michelangelo

Michelangelo s david is the perfection of the most famous statue in florence and perhaps in all the world.

Statue of david marble michelangelo.

This astonishing renaissance sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504. Standing 13 5 tall the double life sized david is depicted patiently waiting for battle prepped with slingshot in one hand and stone in the other. David was originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of prophets to be positioned along the roofline of the east end of florence cathedral but was instead placed in a public square outside the palazzo vecchio the seat of civic government in florence in. David is a 5 17 metre marble statue of the biblical figure david a favoured subject in the art of florence.

After michelangelo completed the sculpture the florentine government decided instead to place it in front of the palazzo vecchio. Remember that the biblical figure of david was special to the citizens of florence he symbolized the liberty and freedom of their republican ideals which were threatened at various points in the fifteenth century by the medici family and others. It is a 14 0 ft marble statue depicting the biblical hero david represented as a standing male nude. The statue is carved from a single block of unwanted marble.

David david is one of the most exquisite renaissance sculptures made during the early 1500s. The block of marble that became one of history s most famous masterpieces proves the old cliché about one man s trash being another s. This famous work of art was created by michelangelo a famous italian artist. Michelangelo s david stands nearly 17 feet tall.

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. The statue measures 5 17 meters tall and it is a marble figure of the biblical hero named david. 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. Traditionally david was portrayed after his victory triumphant over goliath.

David is a masterpiece of renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the italian artist michelangelo. In 1501 michelangelo was commissioned to create the david by the arte della lana guild of wool merchant who were responsible for the upkeep and the decoration of the cathedral in florence.