David (Michelangelo)
Greek statue replica of David statue by Michelangelo. The original statue is hosted at Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, Italy.
Comes in White color at the following different heights:
- 16 cm (6.3 inches) – 150 g (0.33 lbs)
- 23 cm (9.06 inches) – 450 g (0.99 lbs)
- 57 cm (22.44 inches) – 5300 g (11.68 lbs)
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David is a 5.17-metre (17.0 ft) marble statue of the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence.
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 the Piazza della Signoria where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. The statue was moved to the Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, in 1873, and later replaced at the original location by a replica. Read more…
Finally, see also other Classic statues at this category.
Mehmet (Turkey) –
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