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David

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Marble sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1501–1504, depicting the biblical hero David, held at the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence. One of the defining masterworks of the High Renaissance and Western sculpture.

Scholarly Significance

Anchor the High Renaissance cluster with Michelangelo's David, the iconic marble sculpture held at the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence.

Notes

·Commissioned by the Opera del Duomo of Florence in 1501, originally intended for a buttress of Florence Cathedral.
·Placed in the Piazza della Signoria in 1504; transferred to the Galleria dell'Accademia in 1873.
·Depicts the biblical figure of David in a contrapposto stance, poised before his confrontation with Goliath.
·Height of 517 cm (including base) makes it one of the largest marble figures of its era.
·Interpreted as an allegory of Florentine civic virtue and the Republic's defiance against tyranny.