mickoymilkovich: Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to d
mickoymilkovich:Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. -- MichelangeloDavid, a 5.17-metre marble statue, is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504 by Michelangelo. The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Because of the nature of the hero it represented, the statue soon came to symbolize the defense of civil liberties embodied in the Republic of Florence, an independent city-state threatened on all sides by more powerful rival states and by the hegemony of the Medici family. The eyes of David, with a warning glare, were turned towards Rome. -- source link
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