Background: By Michelangelo Buonarrotti (1475-1564), Galleria dell’ Accademia, Florence
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Cast Directly From a 19th-Century Museum Antique
This masterpiece is one of the world’s most recognizable works of art and an enduring symbol of Florence. “David” stills the heart as the young shepherd who slew the giant Goliath with a single stone, with our large-scale work—nearly five feet tall—cast directly from a 19th-century museum antique in quality designer resin for your gallery or garden. Shown with our Laurel Plinth Base.

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Size: 21″W x 14½”D x58″H
Base: N/A
Weight: 55 lbs

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About the Artist
Michelangelo Buonarrotti (1475-1564)
In the arts of painting, sculpture and architecture the Tuscans have always been among the best, and Florence was the city in Italy most worthy to be the birthplace of such a citizen to crown her perfections. Thus in 1474 the true and noble wife of Ludovico di Lionardo Buonarotti Simone, said to be of the ancient and noble family of the Counts of Canossa, gave birth to a son in the Casentino, under a lucky star. The son was born on Sunday, 6 March, at eight in the evening, and was called Michelangelo.

Michelangelo, was placed with Maestro Francesco da Urbino to school. But the boy devoted all the time he could to drawing secretly, for which his father and seniors scolded and sometimes beat him.

About this time Michelangelo made friends with Francesco Granacci, who though quite young had placed himself with Domenico del Grillandaio to learn painting. Granacci perceiyed Michelangelo’s aptitude for design, and supplied him daily with drawings of Grillandaio, then reputed to be one of the best masters not only in Florence but throughout Italy. Michelangelo’s desire to achieve thus increased daily, and Ludovicoy perceiving that he could not prevent the boy from studying design, resolved to derive some profit from it, and by the advice of friends put him with Domenico Grillandaio that he might learn the profession. At that time Michelangelo was fourteen years old. The author of his Life, written after 1550 when I first published this work, has stated that some through not knowing him have omitted things worthy of note and stated others that are not true, and in particular he taxes Domenico with envy, saying that he never assisted Michelangelo. This is clearly false, as may be seen by a writing in the hand of Ludovico written in the books.