Podcast Episode 19: David by Michelangelo

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.

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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

Gardner's Art through the Ages, 12th edition by Fred S. Kleiner

Europe 101 by Rick Steves and Gene Openshaw