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The Epic Journey For David By Michelangelo
Next time you are visiting Florence, why not visit the Galleria dell' Accademia, and see the statue everyone knows about and talks about. We are talking about, of course, the statue of David by Michelangelo.
Now, it must be remarked that you are not supposed to photograph the sculptures in the Accademia Gallery simply because of “copyright Laws” so the buying of postcards and photos from the gift shops is encouraged. Yet, in Rome, these same “copyright Laws” are not enforced; you are simply not allowed to use flash cameras around the artwork. As a side note, I should point out that niether Papi Silvio or Rome send Florence the required funding for the maintenance, let alone restoration, of the breathtaking churches and artwork, so paying a few euro for a postcard is a small price for the upkeep of these treasures.
The statue of David by Michelangelo did not always grace the floor of the Galleria dell' Accademia; originally it was displayed at the Piazza della Signoria. In 1873 , due to growing safety concerns, the original was replaced by a replica which even though not the original, remains a wonderful piece of art and truly worth your time to see. There is also no “copyright” restriction because it’s a duplicate so you can take as many pictures as you like.
The Checked History Of David By Michelangelo
The Old Testaments, King David, might or might not have been a distant ancestor of Jesus Christ (dependant upon your own private beliefs and interpretations) but his origins and epic journey to ultimate greatness were far from being easy. Much the same is the story and history of the great Michelangelo's Masterpiece, David.
From Simple Origins There Came A King
We must remember that David was chiselled out of a single block of marble and stands at 5.17 meters or 17 feet in height making the original block of marble huge and very expensive. This large slab of rock originated from a quarry in Tuscany (Carrara), forty year before Michelangelo even receiving the commission or envisioning his masterpiece.
An assisitant of Donatello, Agostino di Duccio, was the very first to be given the commission . Di Duccio, to his credit, did perceive his own statue of David , but this David never became a reality. 2 years after commencing his commission, he abruptly stopped professing the marble as being simply too challenging and cumbersome to work with.
Unveiling David By Michelangelo
The semi-completed sculture, which was one day destined for greatness, sat forgotten and abandoned until 1474. Antonio Rossellino took over from where di Duccio letf off. however, after a few short months, Rossellino followed the footsteps of di Duccio and stopped work on the sculpture blaming the marble's intractability amongst other things.
This once untouch block of Carrara marble had now been cut and chiseled according to the visions of earlier artists. Many renowned artists of the time considered the stone to be spoiled, ruined .
As they say, "it is always darkest before the dawn" and in 1501 the abandoned piece marble stone was assigned to a 26 yr old assistant sculptor. This assistant sculptor went by the name of Michelangelo. Through his eyes, Michelangelo could perceive what the stone needed to be and not what the artist wanted it to be. In a broad proclamation he confidently declared that he would complete the statue without drastically altering it in any way
Michelangelo's David Was Born
After a period of 3 years, Michelangelo opened his doors and announced the final completion of what we now consider to be one of the world’s greatest scupltures.. From it's staggered beginnings, Michelangelo's David had been uncovered. Contempories of the time were so impressed that they gave David a place of honor at the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio.
David stood triumphantly in that spot amid other great statues through the wind, weather and elements and totally accessible by the general public, for approximately 350 years. It wasn't until 1873 that David was transferred to the Accademia Gallery .
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