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The Ultimate Masterpiece: The David Statue
The stature and prominence, the importance and influence of Michelangelo's David statue may surprise you!
The David statue tells a story, yes, and that story is here. But the statue has his OWN story to tell, one that not many people know.
Here is David's story, both in history and all the way through to modern pop culture, as a resource for you. I hope that you not only find out how fascinating Michelangelo's most famous statue is, but that for school and education purposes, or even pure appreciation, this will be an entertaining and enlightening page.
"In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it."—Michelangelo
EVERYTHING David. You'll see plenty of him because there are lots of pictures. Science. Critique. Influence. Pop Culture. Free David stuff, a terrific FREE Michelangelo ebook and David computer games.
There is also a great surprise in here, some pictures after his bath. Be sure to check out that gallery!
About David
No Statue more Perfect
"In it may be seen most beautiful contours of legs, with attachments of limbs and slender outlines of flanks that are divine; nor has there ever been seen a pose so easy, or any grace to equal that in this work, or feet, hands and head so well in accord, one member with another, in harmony, design, and excellence of artistry. And, of a truth, whoever has seen this work need not trouble to see any other work executed in sculpture, either in our own or in other times, by no matter what craftsman."Vasari on David
Beautiful David!
What Do Women Want??????
Women in all ages, of all ages, find David gorgeous. Michelangelo captures women's ideals in a man, that in human beings only lasts a few years.When all you need to wear is a slingshot
& David the Macho Man
The men say, however, "David represents an uncircumcised young man, and the discussion elaborates on whether Michelangelo's decision to portray his subject in all his intact nature may have been influenced by local church leaders at the time" David is not Circumcised
And, of course, Why isn't David Better Endowed?
David's Hand
A Master of Human Anatomy
It is useful to take the time to look closely at David, in his minute details, and to ponder how lifelike are the qualities that Michelangelo was able to carve into that cold, hard marble. The right hand is actually bigger than the left which draws attention to the stone he is holding, the power of his posture, his intention, and the drama about to unfold for David.Most of us couldn't get such lifelike features as blood veins and Skin texture from a more forgiving medium such as clay.
Terribilita
Huge and Powerful
Michelangelo preferred the 'terribilita' style (though not the label) in his sculptures and painting. This style evokes in a very real way strength, power, and awe. He used all of its aspects in a classical sense to evoke that feeling. The David is Hellenistic in sculptural style and 'feel'.Like much about David that is different than what it would seem to be, Michelangelo compensated for the enormous size of David sculpturally, so his head isn't exactly according to the 'Golden Section'
An Objectivist Take on David
Il Gigante
In The World of Art, Robert Payne wrote: "The David expressed a pagan reliance on strength, cunning, and intelligence. A muscular youth, with thick curling hair falling over the nape of his neck, with an expression of great power and refinement, he stands there like a god who has descended to earth in order to chastise the mighty and to tear kings from their thrones. His brows are knit, his eyes are watchful, the youthful body stands in absolute composure, conscious of its own strength, its own power to accomplish whatever the intelligence demands. . . . He is more Apollo than David, and belongs more to Greece than to the Renaissance. Here Michelangelo stated once and for all, in a manner he would never surpass, the ideal inhabitant of the visionary earth."
Five hundred years later, our "most compelling, richly imaginative artist" gives us bewildering statues of tapioca and Vaseline. And five hundred years hence, we may marvel at how far we have fallen since his time. Roger Donway Article
Five hundred years later, our "most compelling, richly imaginative artist" gives us bewildering statues of tapioca and Vaseline. And five hundred years hence, we may marvel at how far we have fallen since his time. Roger Donway Article
Shepherd David Inspired Michelangelo
Soon to be King of Israel
David destroyed Goliath by virtue of his faith in God, who was with David during this very unevenly matched battle, a giant (about 9 feet tall) Goliath against a young and inexperienced David, the shepherd boy. David killed Goliath with just one perfectly aimed stone from his sling shot. Biblical Story of David and GoliathMichelango sculpted the young David just prior to this face-off with the giant Goliath, sling over his shoulder, watching his enemy's approach.
This story has influenced kings, politicians, slaves, citizens, artists and musicians for over 3000 years.
Michelangelo's David, however, has proven itself to be the most revolutionary, beautiful (David and Human Proportions) and long lasting of any of those inspirations, continuing to retell that story newly every time a person looks on him.
King David & Art History
Interesting Archaelological Proofs for King David
- "David and Goliath" City Found in Israel?
- The remains of a gate in an ancient fortress have pinpointed the location of a biblical city, Sha'arayim, which one expert says may have been part of King David's Kingdom of Israel.
- Oldest Hebrew Text Is Evidence for Bible Stories?
- The 3,000-year-old text could show that a real King David did indeed rule over a vast kingdom of Israelites, one archaeologist says. But another expert warns it's too early to make conclusions.
David wrote the Book of Psalms
David: Always an Inspiration
David is still a significant part of our daily lives, if we love beautiful poetry, amazing songs, profound and honest prayer. For 3000 years, the Psalms, Tehillim in Hebrew, have been prayed by the Jewish people as their treasured heritage. In Christianity, the book of Psalms is called the 'Psalter' and has been treasured as the 'Prayer of the Holy Spirit.' It has a premier place in illuminated manuscripts, hand painted bibles that were necessary before Gutenberg. Since the beginning of the Church, she prays the psalms at every mass, and has prayed the psalter 7 times daily, in the liturgy of the hours, also known as the Divine Office. Musical Psalms of David
King David & Worship
It is said 'he who sings prays twice.' This is doubly so for those who sing the Psalms.
Psalms of David Complete
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The Complete Psalms of David (Limited Edition) (Box Set)
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Special Versions of David's Psalms
Artscroll Tehillim (The Artscroll Menorah Series)
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READING FROM THE BEGINNING
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Mirror in Parchment: The Luttrell Psalter and the Making of Medieval England
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Antiquities and King David
- Solomon's Temple Artifacts Found by Muslim Workers
- Muslim maintenance workers have discovered artifacts on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, a holy area closed off to archaeological exploration.
David's Nudity is Scriptural!
Thanks to Guy Shaked for pointing this out!
Guy Shaked states: "it could be demonstrated that the nudity of Michelangelo's David is a possible interpretation of the biblical text describing the biblical hero and future king in the moment before the start of the fight with Goliath. David's nudity facing Goliath is explained as a result of verses 1 Samuel 17:38-39. Saul supplied David with a warrior's dress and David wore it. However he could not walk with it and therefore took it off. It is most likely that David wore the warrior's clothes instead of his own shepherd's clothes and not on his clothes. Therefore, it could be assumed that after David took off the warrior's clothes he remained nude (however the Bible does not mention this), for it doesn't state specifically that he re-wore his own clothes. It is important to understand that the artist, who was looking for an excuse to depict a beautiful nude young male hero, could, eagerly adopt such an interpretation of the Bible, while not the most probable scenario of the battle. The idea that David was nude during the battle might be further supported by the fact that Jonathan, king Saul's son, gave all his clothes and his armor and sword to David to wear after his victory (1 Samuel, 17:57-18:4). David's nudity at this time of the battle is reconfirmed by Michelangelo's sketch of the statue, depicting the victorious David, where Goliath's head is visible under the Hero's feet, and a slingshot is in David's hand (below him). The nudity gives in turn added meaning to Goliath's threat that he would feed David's flesh to the birds and beasts (1 Samuel, 17:44), for David's bare flesh was in his direct sight. The figure of David enabled Michelangelo to depict therefore a beautiful nude youth, beautiful because the bible states that David was most handsome "had beautiful eyes and was nice to look at" (yafe enaim vetov roi) in 1 Samuel 16:12" Revolutionary Michelangelo & His David
Never depicted in this way before!
Here you see Donatello's David, who, like all other artists, had painted or sculpted David as an almost pre-pubescent boy, impossibly defeating the giant Goliath. Sword in hand, having decapitated his opponent, it seems the artists had thought the real story was God had accomplished that victory nearly alone.Michelangelo, however, dignified the story of David, with a greater vision of man: a noble, loyal and capable young man, with a deep faith, working with his Beloved God to accomplish great things for God's people.
A more significant interpretation is the nobility in working with God, giving our best to Him, knowing where our strength truly lies...
Colossal David
It is hard to imagine, just by looking at a picture, how genuinely huge the David is. Here you see someone examining David. Probably David's forearm is larger than this person.The magnitude of this 'small warrior against the giant Goliath' has been, by Michelangelo, turned on its head, in a way. Now, David is the giant and the giant he fought is perhaps merely a story ....
Goliath Artifacts
Yet, maybe the story of David and Goliath is not a myth. Archaeological evidence, once again, confirms biblical evidence; in this case, the existence of Goliath, in the area identified in Holy Scripture.Has Goliath Been Found?
David and Goliath In Story
The Greatest Actors, Writers, Historians
If you have an interest in the story of David and Goliath...
The Orson Welles Collection (The Stranger/ King Lear/ David and Goliath/ The Trial)
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Ancient Secrets of the Bible: Battle of David and Goliath - Truth or Myth? (1993)
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David, the Drama King!
The Life of David Novel by Joseph Heller
"Joseph Heller's God Knows -- a gloriously anachronistic first person account of the life of King David -- starts with David explaining why he's got the "the best story in the Bible." From the young, slightly-built shepherd boy who can play the lyre well enough to relieve King Saul's headaches, David becomes the hero who slays the giant Goliath , and eventually, a king who fights, writes, loves, and mourns with charismatic spectacle. As he himself points out, with Heller's help, "I have suicide, regicide, patricide, homicide, fratricide, infanticide, adultery, incest, hanging, and more decapitations than just Saul's. I had sons. I had concubines. I had a son who went unto my concubines in broad daylight on the roof of my palace."And this is just the start of it." David the Drama King
David the Drama King
He Invented Romantic Love- The First Known Reference to it!
God Knows
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The Life of David
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Official Galleria dell' Academia David Video
Beautiful David!
Really Fabulous
2006 - DAVID BY MICHELANGELO
On 1501, Michelangelo recived the official contract to undertake the task for a David statue. He chose to use a single piece of marble, a piece which was considered useless by everyone else according to legend. Michelangelo worked on the biblical hero for a little more than 3 years, revolutionizing the traditional concept of David icon. He portrayed David during the moments before his battle with Goliath rather than the triumphant moments after the battle as David is traditionally depicted.
curated content from YouTube
Official Galleria dell Academia tour in your home!
See David, Learn David!
Our Mental Health and David
Unexpected reactions to modern art placed near him...
Here in Florence, Dr. Magherini has turned her attention to the most famous nude: Michelangelo's "David." She is studying reactions to the "David," and has been looking particularly at a recent exhibition in which five modern works were displayed aside the classical beauty of the "David." The exhibition provoked "particularly violent and exaggerated reactions to the contemporary works."Blush if You Must
Look, listen and LEARN...
Putting Beautiful David Where It Counts!
Michelangelo's David Statue
It might improve your own mental 'health'!!!
24" Tall Michelangelo'S David Statue Bust Sculptur
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David Statue Michelangelo Reproduction 47" Tall, Full Figure
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born March 6, 1475, in the small village of Caprese near Arezzo. He is considered to be a Florentine, and in fact, considered himself to be from Florence, because he had a great love for that beautiful city.He is the premier 'Renaissance Man' - he thought himself a sculptor, not a painter, but did both with an inspired genius in a 'terrible' style. He is understood to have a hideous and irascible personality Michelangelo Autistic? Psycholanalysis of Michelangelo, but it certainly didn't affect his Muse.
Michelangelo & David have had an Effect on People!
Learn about Michelangelo
Reactions to the Master: Michelangelo's Effect on Art and Artists in the Sixteenth Century
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Michelangelo & Anatomy Studies
The David's Beauty & Perfection started somewhere!
Michelangelo (1475-1564) had a life-long interest in anatomy that began with his participation in public dissections in his early teens, when he joined the court of Lorenzo de Medici and was exposed to its physician-philosopher members. By the age of 18, he began to perform his own dissections. His early anatomic interests were revived later in life when he aspired to publish a book on anatomy for artists and to collaborate in the illustration of a medical anatomy text that was being prepared by the Paduan anatomist Realdo Colombo (1516-1559). He spent so much time with corpses, in dissection and study, that he frequently became ill.Michelangelo & Anatomy
The Belvedere Torso
Musculature & Structure
The Belvedere Torso, now housed in the Vatican Museums, was very much admired by Michelangelo and inspired such things as the painting of Christ and 19 other figures in the Last Judgment, in the Sistine Chapel.Michelangelo was present when this piece was found in the ground, brought to Pope Julius II, and set up in the Belvedere Court. Reportedly he spent much time examining and drawing it, and he used that form in his art for the rest of his life.
Michelangelo's Work
Priceless and Nearly Priceless
- The nudity of Michelangelo's David
- 500 Years of Controversy- The David is Nude!
- BBC News | ARTS | Michelangelo work fetches £5.9m
- A drawing by Michelangelo, discovered last year in the library of Castle Howard in North Yorkshire, sells for £5.9m at auction.
- BBC News | EUROPE | Sistine Chapel restored
- The Pope officiates at a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel, marking the end of one of the 20th Century's most important art restoration projects.
- BBC News | EUROPE | In pictures: Sistine glory
- A gallery of some of the breath-taking frescoes in the Sistine Chapel which took 20 years to restore.
The Inferior Marble of David
Il Gigante, damaged and unwanted for ages.
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In a beautiful essay, Crystal Lee writes: "The enormous marble block that Michelangelo's David was carved out of was termed 'Il Gigante' by contemporaries and was originally acquired in 1464 for Agostino di Duccio, who conspicuously failed to produce the originally commissioned David. The giant marble block, who Vasari and Condivi say was considerably damaged by Agostino, remained unfinished for nearly forty years in the Office of Works of Florence Cathedral. According to Vasari, the triumphant young Michelangelo, upon returning to Rome, offered to carve the mutilated block without adding extra pieces and proclaimed of his audacious project, "David with his sling and I with my bow - Michelangelo." The bow refers to the sculptor's drill, and the verse shows that Michelangelo thought of himself as doing battle with the damaged block with nothing other than his own skill and courage, just as David overcame Goliath with just a sling and rock. A Physical Wreck?
In Seven Points!
British Fitness experts have declared David to be a physical wreck with crummy posture.David is a Physical Wreck
The only possible explanation is that all those buff, muscular British models were too expensive for Michelangelo at the time....
Does David look more cranky to you?
Unfortunate Design Problems
Michelangelo made his David Statue too lifelike
David has 
Poor David hasn't had it all easy
all that and now, experts
David has certainly had his physical challenges.He has been struck by lightning (at the base) in 1512.
His arm was broken off by rioters in 1527, requiring a new one to be made, (though the original pieces were kept). Another historic case of effective political action, I guess. Reminds me of those ancient buddhas which the Taliban Islamic Militias destroyed.
A broken finger which was repaired in 1813, whereupon he was coated in wax.
A broken toe was fixed in 1843 which was the occasion for his bath in hydrochloric acid (described as barbaric- who would want a bath like that?)
In 1991 his toe was smashed with a hammer by a jealous and temperamental Italian artist (who is currently working at the museum, cleaning around David once more).
It took eleven years for them to fight it out about how to wash the David. We wonder how long it would take to have any new damage repaired?
Science to the Rescue
micro michaelangelo's david!
Amazing high tech project that examined David so closely that you can even see Michelangelo's chip marks.
Digital David 3D Scan
Digital David Discs
Digital David 3D Scan
Digital David Discs
Science and David
Analysis of the David stature through technology
Scientific analysis and high technology is hopefully useful in helping us to care for David, to understand his substance, and to keep him around for another few millenia.Marble Diagnostics Origins of the Marble Surface Condition
Imaging David
detailed pictures of the david statue
New imaging technologies make possible what has previously been impossible. Computer Science MasterpieceIts no coincidence that David is one of the first projects scientists think of when evaluating or trying out new technologies. Hardly anything else will generate the interest in their work that David does.
Star Ray David
Amazing pictures....David's 2 Billion Polyglons
Digital David Video
Free David Software- 2 Billion Polyglons
Even Michelangelo's chip marks were seen in this incredible scientific project. See him from all angles in all his polyglon glory! Free software
More Criticism of David
The David Statue invites scrutiny!
"There was only one error. There was a hollow where there should have been a muscle on the right side of the back," But Michelangelo was aware of the flaw, writing in a letter that a defect in the marble block forced him to leave out that muscle, Gulisano said. Missing Muscle
A Good Profile is Everything (except for the rest of him)
David Squints. Perhaps 300 years without sunglasses?
Quote: "Michelangelo's David, for centuries the epitome of male beauty, has a flaw. He squints. The discovery was made during an exercise to produce a digital version of all Michelangelo's sculptures and buildings by scanning them with a laser. The result shows the gaze directions of his eyes diverge. This is shown clearly in the full frontal image of David's face, which cannot normally be seen because the sculpture is 16ft tall, stands on a pedestal, and is seen from below at an angle at which the face is obscured by the left hand. It is believed that Michelangelo did this on purpose, because it provided good profiles of David when seen from either side by optimising each eye for its appearance as seen from the side."In the classic view of the statue, looking at the right side of the face, David gazes off to his left.The view of the left profile is seldom seen these days, because it would involve looking through the wall of the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, where the statue is displayed. In its original site outside the Palazzo Vecchio it would have been visible." Opthamology and David
Yikes! Its Worse than We Thought!
EXODEVIATION
Michelangelo sculpted with not only human anatomy and common imperfections in mind, but also with the viewing angle of the people on the ground. It wasn't until science and photography enabled us to look at David in various angles, heights, and in a variety of types of light was it discovered that David's eyes weren't 'perfect'. For non-technological viewing, David's exodeviated eyes aren't noticeable from the ground, but they contribute to his stature and posture from all sides.Head of David. Computer rendered frontal image of the David confirming an exodeviation. [Courtesy of the Digital Michelangelo Project and Stanford University] Deviating Eyes of David
History and Restoration
An Eleven Year Argument
Originally David was commissioned by the city's guild of wool merchants in 1501. Michelangelo's statue spent over 3 centuries outdoors, in the Piazza della Signoria.David moved to the Galleria dell'Accademia, a more protective environment, in 1873, when He received his first washing.
This specific Restoration Debate raged around whether David should be cleaned at all, and whether it should be 'dry' or cleaned 'wet'. It took three years to sculpt David, and almost 12 years to figure out how to wash him.
The marble of David is very old, and even of a Poorer Quality than other marble Michelangelo used. Porousness in the marble can easily cause bad effects in restoration, and with other restoration catastrophes, experts were extremely concerned. Some said that using a water Bath on David would make his surface uniform, hiding the marble's colors, and destroy aging effects it took nearly 500 years to create.
Grubby David
Several Hundred Years and Only One Bath!
For three hundred years David remained outside, exposed to the elements (and bird doodles) in Florence. Rain water was virtually the only cleaning David ever got, until 1873, when he was moved indoors and washed with hydrochloric acid.Anyone who goes to Europe notices the effects of industrial pollution on ancient buildings and statues, and The David was no different. His existence spanned the era of the rise of industrial pollution, coal for heating, and automobiles for transportation, and he showed it.
What Should We Do?
Science has made its contributions to the various tasks exploring the restoration of the David. For example, to discover what contaminants were on him, a Spectroscopy was commissioned. The pollutants beginning in the industrial age, air and water, have all left their traces on him. His last bath in acid, and a really good waxing, all contributed to the dirt.The question boiled down to: what if we do nothing, what will happen to David. And, if we do something, what should it be, and what will happen to David? Destroying David
Bath Time!!!!
Washing the David Statue!
Specific Restoration Resource Links
- CNR-->Institute ICVBC :Focus
- diagnostic and monitoring project of David
- science & David
- Computer generated 'original' replicas
- Art Preservation and Connoisseurship
- Francesca Casadio restoration scientific talk announcement
Restored David
Squeaky Clean and Ready for Company!
Cinzia Parnigoni was the restorer of the David. While this was a wonderful job, it was also high pressure, with enormous opposition. It is also such a beloved figure that Parnigoni said, "I felt so much emotion when I found myself face to face with this giant. My heart was beating too fast. I had to call the doctor.' Face to Face with the David There is much work yet to do, in the crevasses of David's hair, and with splashes of wax that were from riots and revolutions, where people stood on the statue with wax torches. Yet the David is so much cleaner, with damaging residues taken off, it is possible he'll remain, without further damage, for hundreds years more!
My big surprise was being contacted by an extremely talented woman, Andrys Basten, who had managed to see the David soon after his restoration was complete. Like any tourist, she took her pictures. Later she was hassled because the gallery didn't want them displayed. She handled the controversy very gracefully and has made known her gorgeous work. Restored David It is a DO NOT MISS GALLERY! Incredible!
My big surprise was being contacted by an extremely talented woman, Andrys Basten, who had managed to see the David soon after his restoration was complete. Like any tourist, she took her pictures. Later she was hassled because the gallery didn't want them displayed. She handled the controversy very gracefully and has made known her gorgeous work. Restored David It is a DO NOT MISS GALLERY! Incredible! Universal Man!
Great Replicas of David in the world
Various Types of David Replicas
Everyone Loves David
Such a great statue will have replicas. Here is where they are, or where they're being imitated, or where they're being celebrated and shown.
- Michelangelo's David Art - Statues and Sculptures
- Davids for sale
- moodmapper - Michelangelo’s David - Victoria and Albert Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Michelangelo - David Bust Bonded Marble - 15 Art - eMuseumStore.com Art Reproductions
- E Museum Store sells Replicas of David
- Burning Man: What is Burning Man?: 1999: Theme Art
- Burning Man Art Festival
- Apt - Agenzia per il turismo di Firenze - Visiting Florence
- Bronze Replicas of David around Florence
- Around Texas Events 2006: South Texas Plains Region - TourTexas.com
- Replica of David in Texas Exhibition
David is Essential to an Education
Art, Science and Medicine all take their best shot
There can be no greater tribute to Michelangelo and The David than the amount of interest this particular sculpture has generated. To be truly educated means you will know something of David. Reading about the World INo art classes worth anything ignore David. No true art critic or teacher can afford to be ignorant of David.
The incredible anatomy of David by necessity draws the interest of the medical community, and if science cannot be of use in understanding and protecting David, we've wasted a lot of money on it!
In this section, we'll be examining all of those areas of research, analysis and criticism as they relate to David.
David & Other Specializations
Essays About the David
Great Minds Applied
- Michelangelo's David
- MICHELANGELO'S DAVID By Floria Parmiani
- Fanciful Traces - By Christopher Benfey - Slate Magazine
- The British royal family, as everyone knows by now, has an image problem. What better solution than to export some of their most prestigious but rarely seen images, the drawings of Michelangelo, for public display in the wide world? Tucked away in a ground
- The Pearcey Report
- What is Man? Michelangelo was limited by the block of marble that he saw in Carrara, but the figure that he sculpted was not what he saw in the quarry. He carved it originally from something in his mind.
- The Maclaurin Institute
- Pizza with Michelangelo
- David & Capitalism
- Michelangelo's projection of the human ideal expresses a view of man as efficacious and heroic.
- Classical Standards Make David's White Marble 'Unfinished'
- We now know that the unblemished white surface of Michelangelo's ?David? or Bernini's ?St. Teresa in Ecstasy? would have been considered unfinished according to classical standards.
Inspiration to Dali
Michelangelo is an Inspiration to the Greats
Salvador Dali was inspired by David, too. This landscape painted by Dali in 1982 has a hidden David within it.This painting was presented as a gift to the Spanish Government.
You can see it here, in different sizes:
Salvador Dali's David
Visiting David
Specialized tours and gallery exhibits
- Polo Museale Fiorentino - Galleria dell'Accademia
- Sito Ufficiale del Polo Museale Fiorentino
- FIRENZE.NET - MUSEI
- IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MICHELANGELO
- Florence - Hotels and restaurants guide
- Florence, One of the principal reasons for the success of Italys ever flourishing tourist industry is the wealth of artistic masterpieces to be found within the walls of the city of Florence. Throughout the year, Florence welcomes thousands of tourists each day, visitors who not only crowd the...
- Discovery News: Archaeorama News: Michelangelo's David too big for Florence
- Discovery News' Rossella Lorenzi blogs about mummies, buried treasure and more.
A Tourist Sees David
Exhibits & Projects
Special Projects and Opportunities
- Michelangelo's David
- Bargello Museum
- High Renaissance and Mannerist Art in Italy
- Renaissance Art
- Honors Program
- Opportunities Messenger
- Italy Summer Program LHUP
- Study Abroad, Italy
- National Gallery of Art
- Fall Lecture Program Celebrates the Italian Renaissance
- Sculpture Contest
- The Center for Inquiry International is working to promote reason, science and freedom of inquiry
in all areas of human endeavor. - www.chiesa
- Laocoon and Michelangelo
- Technology to predict strain gets a perfect model: Michelangelo's ?David' (March 19, 2008)
- UW-Madison Home News from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Search term:
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UW-Madison > News > Technology to predict strai... Technology to predict strain gets a perfect model: Michelangelo's ?David' March 19, 2008 For statues, stress injuries come from standing - Michelangelo's David Legs Stress Studies
- Although the stress points in the magnificent symbol of strength and beauty have been charted before, this is a proof of principle for a computer-based method that is simpler, faster and more accurate than those used before, and can be applied to bones too, whether of patients or long extinct creatures.
- nsf.gov - News - Tell Them Where it Hurts - US National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Michelangelo's David Studies for YOUR health!
American Culture and David
David On Trial
In the legal and cultural debates about decency, indecency and pornography on the internet, and in society at large, a great deal was made of David.
David On Trial...David & Culture Shock Decent or Indecent?
Nudity versus Pornography Hide the David, Quick!
David On Trial...David & Culture Shock Decent or Indecent?
Nudity versus Pornography Hide the David, Quick!
Modern Culture & David
What our modern era does to David
- Michelangelo's-David's-kiss cat-creative
- David Animated Come-on
- ASEE PRISM - Jan 2000 - Man in Motion
- Engineers and David
- Stronger, Long-Lasting Skeletal Muscles through Biotech
- U.S. Government committee and David
- FLORENCE FASHION : Refined Cavalli Captures Florentine Spirit
- David in embroidered jeans
- The Corporate Logo
- David as corporate logo
- National Geographic
- Trip to Florence & Photo of the David
- Scholarly Page
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Michelangelo's David Updated | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
- The Onion, America's Finest News Source, is an award-winning publication covering world, national, and * local issues. It is updated daily online and distributed weekly in select American cities.
A David in Your Hand
An 'Original' David...
Astonishingly beautiful and classy pen engraved with David. A craftsman inspired by the classic David creates an unforgettable writing instrument.Though we are not affiliated with this craftsman in any way, his work is so gorgeous we think you should see it.
Montegrappa's David Portrait Pen
Computer David
- David Screensaver
- For your computer
- High Art
- Computers and High Art
Computer David
David Mouse Pad
Art - Michaelangelos David Statue - Mouse Pads
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David the Star
Even the whole Plot of a Movie!
Videos, screenplays, television
- The David as a Movie Plot
- "What was the name of the movie in which Michelangelo's David was the wife's perceived lover?"
- VHS ITALY
- DVD and Video about David & other artworks
- Itchy, Scratchy & Marge
- Simpsons Screenplay with David
- Simpsons & David
- Another one.
- Current TV
- "Real Man"
Look at David in Depth
David Gunn has done a wonderful job of writing about David in depth. If you have some time, and some interest, I highly recommend this read.Covering David
Fun With David
Dress Me Up David
There have been lots of ways we've had fun with David, from these "Dress Me Up David" refrigerator magnets, to David (and Venus de Milo) Squeaky toys, David has been adopted as a beloved and important cultural icon. Even after 500 years, David inspires our imaginations and inflames our souls. Now we just do it as kitsch. David Magnets More David Magnets David Magnets
Michelangelo Art Magnets, Set of Four
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David in Beards
See yourself in David, too?
From Amish chinstraps to Elvis Pork Chops... a new look at David that never occurred to Michelangelo.
Mantastic 2006 - First Check-In
Mantastic 2006 Beard Growing Competition! Contestants, clean shaven, at their first photo check-in, set to the music of Ween's "You Were The Fool." The Ideal Beards are modeled by none other than Michelangelo's David. For a complete run down of the excitement, visit: http://mantastic2006.blogspot.com/
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Getting Creative with the David Statue
Let David catch the eye!!!
Scholz & Friends created this David Statue. From the German Olympic Sport Federation, and the caption says: "If you don't move you'll get fat"
Wearing David
Makes a real statement...
If you consider yourself an elegant, well-sculpted Renaissance man, and would like to bring that to the mind of someone (an interviewer or investor, say) it doesn't hurt a thing to wear David yourself.Now, you may have a crush on a man who, underneath it all, has the body of a god, and you'd like to make sure he knows you think so.
Then again, if you really want to get a guy in a tie, for a wedding or something, and he really doesn't want to, something like this probably would change his mind.
Wearing the David
Art - Michaelangelos David Statue - T-Shirts
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Art - Michaelangelos David Statue - Caps
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Kids and David
An element of a great education!
Kids haven't been left out of the global interest in David. Here is a page from a David and Goliath coloring book, but there are also internet activities for kids about David. Here are links to two different puzzles, one a jigsaw puzzle, the other a scramble, both of David's head.David Jigsaw
David Scramble
David Trading Cards
- Michelangelo's David Swap - Artist Trading Card Forums
- Michelangelo's David Swap Active Swaps
Images of David
From Photographers to Digital Imaging.... all David
- Plaster Cast of David
- Plaster cast of Michelangelo's David, 1856
Plaster cast of David after the marble original by Michelangelo (1475-1564) in the Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence. - Web Gallery of Art
- virtual museum
- Royalty Free Stock Photos Michelangelo's David
- Royalty Free Stock photography and photos for printing brochures, advertising, annual reports, and electronic use on websites and presentations.
- Stock Photos
- 87 Davids
- The Art Fund David
- The Art Fund
- Technological David Reproductions
- David Reproduction
- Future Work
- Anticipatory art exercises
- Church of the Resurrection
- An opal glass mosaic Memorial triptych created by the Lamb Studios of New York, depicting the image of Michelangelo's David in the central panel.
- JigZone: Michelangelo's David Jigsaw Puzzle
- Free online jigsaw puzzle, thousands of pictures and puzzle cuts
SquidWho: Michelangelo
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
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"I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint.'' -- Michelangelo, in Vasari Michelangelo's work is much different, and far more precious and impressive in person. I found them to be deeper, more super-real, more powerful and 'ter...
Pop Culture David!
David For You
Who wouldn't want a David? We're not rich, but we've got GREAT TASTE!
David with your morning coffee!
David with your morning coffee!
Art - Michaelangelos David Statue - Mugs
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Michelangelo's Self Portrait
After a long and productive life...
Michelangelo is famous for many things: The Vatican design and dome, the Sistine Chapel, the Swiss Guard Uniforms, Moses, and the Pietas. The David stands up with the rest of his amazing work, and has made the kind of inspired contribution to art that very, very few humans have ever achieved. Michelangelo's David on Wikipedia
Always more to know about the David Statue
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture sculpted by Michelangelo from 1501 to 1504. The 5.17 meter (17 ft)The height of David was record...
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Analysis of the David: The Three Part Fugue
Skeleton, Musculature and Skin
An expertise that has virtually been lost since his time.
Michelangelo's David Analytical
Michelangelo's David is a matter of analysis and balance
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Michelangelo's David is always #1, Isn't He?
The David is an incredible and interesting topic that I was extremely fortunate to be able to do. No one should have as much fun as I did building this lens! Lens of the Day! Nov 30, 2006This is one of the lenses that benefit Room to Read organization through the Room to Read Harry Potter Group. Your David purchases help to support this awesome project. Thanks for your support!
The David Lens came in at #3.5 in the Top Ten of the Lens of the Year Contest 2006. In the 2007 it took 'third runner up'. Congratulations to the winner and all the runners up!
This page has achieved #1 Squidoo Page March and April 2008, over 1/2 million pages- very few pages have achieved so highly on Squidoo! Be sure to congratulate every lensmaster that does!
If YOU have a lens that you consider a masterpiece, join the Masterpiece Movement Group on Squidoo!
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Tourists and the always popular David
The David Statue is Dearly Loved!
David inspires and makes memorable your trip to Firenze, Italy.
Your Opinion of this David Statue Page!
We ALL Love Michelangelo's David Statue!
How do you like this David Page? Tell me what you think!
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- Believe-In-Eden Believe-In-Eden Oct 28, 2009 @ 8:20 am
- This is a great lens...except I'm sad because I can't see the hidden David in Dali's landscape (...and Dali is my favourite too, shame on me!). Thanks though I enjoyed it! xxx
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- ulla_hennig ulla_hennig Jun 8, 2009 @ 9:44 am
- 5 stars for this lense! It is highly informative and combines pictures with information very well.
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- mukunda22 mukunda22 May 19, 2009 @ 1:59 pm
- Well done! 5-stars and faved!!
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- Mugsie Mugsie May 17, 2009 @ 10:22 am
- I visited this statue of David when I was in Italy in 2002. I just sat and looked and looked at it. How real he seems. You expect him to step down into the museum at any moment and walk around. It's a wonderful piece of art.
Great lens. I think you did him justice!
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- Henmury81 Henmury81 May 14, 2009 @ 5:56 pm
- A lot to learn on this lens but i dont understand what on this "man" should as beautiful.
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This lens was created by Margaret Schaut. I am just the curator.
Michelangelo's David is an extraordinary statue with great meaning even today.
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Michelangelo's David is an extraordinary statue with great meaning even today.
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