Michelangelo S David And Quality Of Marble
They produced the sublime wonders of michelangelo s david and piet.
Michelangelo s david and quality of marble. The best quality marble sells for up to 4 000 euros a tonne. David is a 5 17 metre 17 0 ft marble statue of the biblical figure david a favoured subject in the art of florence. A document from 1501 refers to a massive barely begun statue a certain man of marble named david badly blocked out and laid on its back in the courtyard the stone was a leftover from a long running decorative project. Traditionally david was portrayed after his victory triumphant over goliath.
David s toe points art historians to origins of michelangelo s marble barbara mcmahon in rome mon 29 aug 2005 04 06 edt first published on mon 29 aug 2005 04 06 edt. In 1408 the committee had decided to decorate the roofline around the dome of the cathedral with massive statues of. Michelangelo s david is the perfection of the most famous statue in florence and perhaps in all the world. Standing 13 5 tall the double life sized david is depicted patiently waiting for battle prepped with slingshot in one hand and stone in the other.
David is one of michelangelo s most recognizable works and has become one of the most recognizable statues in the entire world of art. 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.