David is a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture in marble [1] [2] created from 1501 to 1504 by Michelangelo. With a height of 5.17 metres (17 ft 0 in), the David was the first colossal …

One of the most striking parts of Michelangelo’s David is the sculpture’s head. Most other depictions of David show him standing victorious over the defeated Goliath or in the midst of his...

May 2, 2023 · David is a religious statue. At first glance, Michelangelo’s famed naked man may not scream “biblical hero.” But if you look closely, David cradles a sling over his left shoulder …

At the Accademia Gallery, you can admire from a short distance the perfection of the most famous statue in Florence and, perhaps, in all the world: Michelangelo’s David. This astonishing …

Michelangelo’s David, probably the most famous sculpture in the world, has been damaged in a Florence museum today when a man who police describe as being deranged broke a part of a …

Michelangelo's Statue of David is the perfection of the most famous sculpture in Florence and, perhaps, in all the world. In 1501 Michelangelo was commissioned to create the David by the …

On 8 September 1504, the statue was unveiled to the city, to the admiration of all people. Originally some parts of the David were gilded: a garland on his head, the trunk (or …

How high is he? Where is he located? What's the history and meaning of the statue? Learn this and more basic facts about David, one of the most famous statues in the world.

David is one of Michelangelo’s most-recognizable works, and has become one of the most recognizable statues in the entire world of art. Standing 13’5″ tall, the double life-sized David is …

Aug 19, 2020 · Michelangelo's David is a monumental, nude, single-figure sculpture that was carved out of a single block of Carrara Marble, one of the purest and whitest forms of marble …