In this week's episode of Accessible Art History: The Podcast, I am talking about one of the most important works of Renaissance sculpture: David by Michelangelo. To listen, please click here or download on your favorite platform.
David
Michelangelo, 1501-04
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David from the back
Michelangelo, 1501-04
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David
Michelangelo, 1501-04
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David in the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze
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David (Replica) in its original home outside the Palazzo Vecchio
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Portrait of Michelangelo
Attributed to Daniele da Volterra, c. 1545
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Sources
http://galleriaaccademiafirenze.beniculturali.it/david/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_(Michelangelo)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%201&version=NIV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michelangelo
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