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Photo by @andrea_frazzetta // The original Michelangelo's David in the Accademia Museum, Florence. The statue was moved indoors, for its own protection, in 1876. The 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. Michelangelo’s David is the most famous statue in Florence and, perhaps, in all the world.
Michelangelo was only 26 years old in 1501, but he was already the most famous and best paid artist in his days. He accepted the challenge with enthusiasm to sculpt a large scale David and worked constantly for over two years to create one of his most breathtaking masterpieces of gleaming white marble.
The Vestry Board had established the religious subject for the statue, but nobody expected such a revolutionary interpretation of the biblical hero.
Traditionally, David had been portrayed after his victory, triumphant over the slain Goliath.
Michelangelo instead, for the first time ever, chooses to depict David before the battle. David is tense: Michelangelo catches him at the apex of his concentration.
The slingshot he carries over his shoulder is almost invisible, emphasizing that David’s victory was one of cleverness, not sheer force. He transmits exceptional self-confidence and concentration, both values of the “thinking man”, considered perfection during the Renaissance.
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