David Michelangelo Face
Michelangelo decided to go against the current and portray his david before the battle.
David michelangelo face. Detail of the face of michelangelo s david. 134 446 698 stock photos online. New users enjoy 60 off. Michelangelo s statue of david is the perfection of the most famous sculpture in florence and perhaps in all the world.
David is a 5 17 metre 17 0 ft marble statue of the biblical figure david a favoured subject in the art of florence. After it was completed michelangelo s david became a civic symbol for florence even though it was ultimately a religious sculpture. David is a masterpiece of renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the italian artist michelangelo. The image on the the right is an actual frontal view of david as he coolly yet menacingly awaits goliath his sling at the ready.
Traditionally david was portrayed after his victory triumphant over goliath. Download 260 detail face michelangelo s david stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. In 1501 michelangelo was commissioned to create the david by the arte della lana guild of wool merchant who were responsible for the upkeep and the decoration of the cathedral in florence. The early 1500s was a time of turbulence between the city and its former ruling family the medici.