Michelangelo’s masterpiece David is 5.17 meters or 17 feet tall. It is located in Florence, Italy, but the eyes of David are turned to Rome with a “warning glare.” The statue, which was created between 1501 and 1504, is made out of marble.
The statue portrays David, a biblical hero, at a moment of contemplation, right before his battle with Goliath. David was sculpted in the Renaissance period and Michelangelo wanted to use the greatest form of art to represent David, and one that would also represent divine creation. With this being said, Michelangelo felt that a David was “already in the block of stone he was working on.” He felt that David was already in the stone just as the human soul is already in the physical body. That statue goes along with many in the Renaissance period as his proportions are not true to human form, he is a symbol of strength and youthful beauty, as well as his uncircumcised form.
This was a cool statue. Even though I saw the fake one, its amazing too see something so historic in real life. Unneccessary to discuss uncircumcised form Nicole!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog nicole. I also chose this for a topic and found the statue very interesting as well.
ReplyDeleteNicole, good work. Be sure to explicitly indicate which of the topics you intend to cover: formal aspects, historical period, artist biography, or iconography. Thanks.
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