The statue measures 5 17 meters tall and it is a marble.
Marble sculpture of david in florence.
The metal depiction shows the young shepherd boy after he has already slain the.
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David is a masterpiece of renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the italian artist michelangelo.
The origins of michelangelo s old testament sculpture can be traced back to 1464 when the overseers of the office of works of the duomo commissioned the florentine sculptor agostino di duccio 1418 81 to produce a sculpture of david.
1386 1466 created an evocative bronze cast representation of david that stands apart from its successors.
Both are now in the museo nazionale del bargello in florence.
The biblical character of david was a highly popular subject in renaissance art perhaps made most famous by michelangelo s marble interpretation before him however the florentine sculptor donatello c.
A block of carrara marble was duly purchased from a quarry in northern tuscany but agostino allegedly working under the supervision of donatello.
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This famous work of art was created by michelangelo a famous italian artist.
His perfect beauty reminds me of pico della mirandola who imagines god saying to man at the creation thou shalt have the power out of thy soul s judgment to be reborn into the higher forms which are divine.
David is a 5 17 metre 17 0 ft marble statue of the biblical figure david a favoured subject in the art of florence.