David by Michelangelo

David is a 17.0” marble statue of the Old Testament King David. This is a masterpiece by the Italian artist Michelangelo.

The overseers of Florence Cathedral decided to surround the Cathedral by twelve large Old Testament sculptures. One of them had been made by Donatello (an early Renaissance Italian sculptor from Florence), a figure of Joshua, and a second, a figure of Hercules, by the Florentine sculptor Agostino di Duccio, who was an apprentice of Donatello. Eager to continue their project, the overseers contracted Agostino to create a sculpture of David. After the death of Donatello, Agostino hardly set to work on shaping the legs and feet, and walked away from the project for reasons unknown. But scholars suggest that Agostino worked under Donatello's direction.

The block of marble waited for its master for twenty-five years. Every decade its size dwindled being exposed to the destructive influence of precipitation. Then the overseers, having consulted Leonardo da Vinci, recognized (determined) the statue to be fit for being to be completed. And They decided it was Michelangelo, who was only twenty-six years old, who deserved the commission. In 1501 Michelangelo was given the official contract to undertake this challenging new task. He worked on the massive biblical hero for more than two years.

In 1504, David was installed next to the entrance to the Palazzo Vecchio. It took four days to move the more than 6-ton statue the half mile from Michelangelo's workshop into the Piazza Della Signoria. In 1873, the statue of David was removed from the piazza to protect it from damage, and displayed in the Accademia Gallery, Florence, where it is currently, and later replaced at the original location by a replica.

The eyes of David were turned towards Rome. The sculpture soon became the symbol of the Florentine Republic.

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