Throughout my past two weeks in Italy, I have visited many museums and seen many beautiful works of art. However this past weekend I saw one that is especially incredible, and has become my personal favorite. The David is a sculpture by Michelangelo, and is currently located at the Galleria dell 'Accademia. David is made of marble and took Michelangelo from 1501-1504 to complete.
The statue depicts David, who is most famous for his defeat of Goliath. The statue shows him as a strong figure who is apparently very deep in thought. One thing that I find interesting about the statue are the hands and feet. They are disporportionate to the rest of the statue. I believe this is meant to show how strong David is. His big hands and feet are a sign to ensure that people remember his strength and how important they were in his victory over Goliath.
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Eric, I completely agree with this post. This statue was breathtaking and very interesting to look at. You gave some great facts and I really enjoyed this museum visit with you. Maybe it was because I got in for free??? Great job!
ReplyDeleteEric the David truly was an incredible piece of art! everything about it was amazing and I like your input about why the hands and feet are disproportionate!
ReplyDeleteYa even though I saw the phony one it was still legit. I think the extra large hands and feet were just a screw up on his part. Its still a pretty nice piece of work.
ReplyDeleteEric, well done. Be sure to indicate in your 225 blogs whether you plan to address formal aspects, historical relevance, artist biography, or icongraphy. I am assuming you chose the latter. But, you must be specific in the beginning of the blog. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteEric, I agree with your thought process on the feet and the hands. It is amazing how out of proportion the feet and hands were.
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