8 SEPTEMBER, 1504, EXACTLY 512 YEARS TODAY- DAVID IS UNVEILED
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian artist
Michelangelo.
It is a 5.17 metre (17.ft) made statue of standing male nude. The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the act of Florence. Michelangelo's David differs from previous representations of the subject in that Biblical hero is not depicted with the head of the slain Goliath, as he is in Donatello's and Verrocchio's statues. Most scholars consider that the work depicts David before his battle with Goliath. Instead of appearing victorious over a foe much larger than he, David's face looks tense and ready for combat.
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