The david sculpture was a huge piece and can thankfully still be appreciated by fans of the artist if they are willing to. David pictured on the right of this page is a sculpture which is the highlight of michelangelo s career and came surprisingly early in his life with it looking as if it was produced by a highly experienced sculptor. After michelangelo completed the sculpture the florentine government decided instead to place it in.
David marble sculpture executed from 1501 to 1504 by the italian renaissance artist michelangelo the statue was commissioned for one of the buttresses of the cathedral of florence and was carved from a block of marble that had been partially blocked out by other sculptors and left outdoors. Michelangelo s most famous sculptural work david was completed in 1504 if he had not yet secured his fame as an artist this piece completed the task of establishing michelangelo as one of florence s greatest sculptors. Italian renaissance artist michelangelo created the david and pieta sculptures and the sistine chapel and last judgment paintings.
It is a 14 0 ft marble statue depicting the biblical hero david represented as a standing male nude. This astonishing renaissance sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504. 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.
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. David is a 5 17 metre 17 0 ft marble statue of the biblical figure david a favoured subject in the art of florence. David is a masterpiece of renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the italian artist michelangelo.
