{"id":275,"date":"2015-10-13T18:22:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T18:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/zelixart102\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=275"},"modified":"2016-02-23T19:50:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T19:50:37","slug":"david","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-arthistory2\/chapter\/david\/","title":{"raw":"David","rendered":"David"},"content":{"raw":"Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Michelangelo's\u00a0<i>David<\/i>.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/-oXAekrYytA\r\n\r\n<span class=\"caption\">Michelangelo, <i>David<\/i>, marble, 1501\u201304, marble, 517 cm (Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence)<\/span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1722\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2048\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1122\/2016\/02\/23194906\/14494601496_c51a4cd3fb_k.jpg\" alt=\"The David standing in a large circular room. The statue is raised on a pedestal, so it is not obstructed by the large crowd gathered in front of it.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/> Figure 1. View of Michelangelo's David, and unfinished figures emerging from their marble blocks in the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Board of Works for the Cathedral of Florence commissioned Michelangelo to sculpt David from an enormous block of marble left over from another project. It was commissioned with the idea that it would stand in a niche on one of the cathedral\u2019s tribunes, way up high. When Michelangelo was finished, they realized that it was far too beautiful to be placed up high, and so it was decided to build a base for the sculpture and to place it right in front of the main government building of Florence (like putting it outside the capital building in Washington DC).\r\n\r\nHis perfect beauty reminds me of Pico della Mirandola, who imagines God saying to man at the creation:\u00a0\u201cThou shalt have the power out of thy soul\u2019s judgment to be reborn into the higher forms which are divine.\u201d\r\n\r\nHere is Vasari\u2019s description of David,\r\n<blockquote>Nor\u00a0has there ever been seen a pose so easy, or any grace to equal that in this work, or feet, hands and head so well in accord, one member with another, in harmony, design, and excellence of artistry.\r\n\r\n\u2014Translated by Gaston du C. de Vere<\/blockquote>\r\nMichelangelo\u2019s David stands nearly 17 feet tall!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_278\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\"]<img class=\"wp-image-278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1122\/2015\/10\/02032302\/michelangelo_david2.jpg\" alt=\"David stands nude in a contrapposto stance. His hand is brought up, and he is holding a sling.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/> Figure 2. Michelangelo, <i>David<\/i>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nRemember that the biblical figure of David was special to the citizens of Florence\u2014he symbolized the liberty and freedom of their republican ideals, which were threatened at various points in the fifteenth century by the Medici family and others. Watch a video about the importance of the figure of David for Florence.","rendered":"<p>Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Michelangelo&#8217;s\u00a0<i>David<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Please see updated video, link below. David (marble statue)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-oXAekrYytA?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">Michelangelo, <i>David<\/i>, marble, 1501\u201304, marble, 517 cm (Galleria dell&#8217;Accademia, Florence)<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1722\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1722\" class=\"wp-image-1722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1122\/2016\/02\/23194906\/14494601496_c51a4cd3fb_k.jpg\" alt=\"The David standing in a large circular room. The statue is raised on a pedestal, so it is not obstructed by the large crowd gathered in front of it.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. View of Michelangelo&#8217;s David, and unfinished figures emerging from their marble blocks in the Galleria dell&#8217;Accademia, Florence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Board of Works for the Cathedral of Florence commissioned Michelangelo to sculpt David from an enormous block of marble left over from another project. It was commissioned with the idea that it would stand in a niche on one of the cathedral\u2019s tribunes, way up high. When Michelangelo was finished, they realized that it was far too beautiful to be placed up high, and so it was decided to build a base for the sculpture and to place it right in front of the main government building of Florence (like putting it outside the capital building in Washington DC).<\/p>\n<p>His perfect beauty reminds me of Pico della Mirandola, who imagines God saying to man at the creation:\u00a0\u201cThou shalt have the power out of thy soul\u2019s judgment to be reborn into the higher forms which are divine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here is Vasari\u2019s description of David,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nor\u00a0has there ever been seen a pose so easy, or any grace to equal that in this work, or feet, hands and head so well in accord, one member with another, in harmony, design, and excellence of artistry.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Translated by Gaston du C. de Vere<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Michelangelo\u2019s David stands nearly 17 feet tall!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_278\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-image-278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1122\/2015\/10\/02032302\/michelangelo_david2.jpg\" alt=\"David stands nude in a contrapposto stance. His hand is brought up, and he is holding a sling.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2. Michelangelo, <i>David<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Remember that the biblical figure of David was special to the citizens of Florence\u2014he symbolized the liberty and freedom of their republican ideals, which were threatened at various points in the fifteenth century by the Medici family and others. 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