Michelangelo’s David in the Accademia

The statue of David is a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture, created from 1501 to 1504 by Michelangelo. With a height of 17 ft, the David was the first colossal marble statue made in the early modern period following classical antiquity, a precedent for the 16th century and beyond. It embodies the city of Florence, and symbolizes independence and strength in the perfect image of youthful beauty.

David was originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of twelve prophets to be positioned along the roofline of the east end of Florence Cathedral (Duomo di Firenze), but was instead placed in the public square in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled September 1504.

In 1873, the statue was moved to the Galleria dell'Accademia, and in 1910 replaced at the original location by a replica.

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