David   by Michelangelo L'Academia, Florence Michelangelo began work on the colossal figure of David in 1501, and by 1504 the sculpture was in place outside the Palazzo Vecchio. The choice of David was supposed to reflect the power and determination of Republican Florence and was under constant attack from supporters of the usurped Medicis. In the 19th century the statue was moved to the Accademia. Photo at the left is the 47" H Note: After viewers through the windows of our gallery complained to our landlord about the nudity, we decided to outfit David with some jockey shorts. Sorry! But you've got to have a sense of humor to make it in this crazy world of art. WDM

David  12" H  Bonded White Marble on Marble Base $160 (less Internet discount of $30) = $130  (freight $10) Note: This is NOT the Santini item that you may find others offering at $73 to $99. We believe that the quality is far superior and worth the increase in price! David  18" H  Bonded White Marble on Marble Base $338 (less Internet discount of $40) = $298  (freight $16) Note: This is NOT the Santini item that you may find others offering at $170. We believe that the quality is far superior and worth the increase in price! David  25-1/2" H (See Photo Above)  Bonded White Marble on Marble Base $498 (less Internet discount of $100) = $398 (freight $29) David  47" H   Bonded White Marble Without Base (139 lbs.) (See small drum base in Pedestal Section) $3,400 (less Internet discount of $410) = $2,990  (freight collect) David  64" H  Bonded White Marble Without Base (202 lb.) (See large drum base in Pedestal Section) $5962 (less Internet discount of $1,562) = $4,400  (freight collect) Please note: If you wish to place this sculpture in a setting which would require a "fig leaf" for David's nudity, that is available at no additional cost. David  83" H   Fiberglass with Antique Stone Finish (See Photo Below) $2,310 (less Internet discount of $231) = $2,079  (freight collect)

What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving how expressive and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world!" Shakespeare through the mouth of Hamlet expressed in words that which Michelangelo with his David expressed in marble. The Biblical character of David was taken as a symbol of the city of Florence, it was almost an epitome of the Renaissance ideal. Man had newly awakened to an interest in man himself, to an admiration of his inherent power and capability. In 1501 the twenty-six year old Michelangelo was given an eighteen foot block of marble that had been hacked at by other sculptors and which had lain for thirty-five years in the cathedral work yard. Out of it he was to fashion a statue of David. Donatello and Verrocchio before him had in Florence made notable interpretations of David but Michelangelo's was destined to be of a very different nature. His David emerged from the stone, not as a small, brave adolescent who had already killed Goliath, but as a young man, at the peak of physical strength who is ready to go forth to conquer the giant; an apotheosis of heroic qualities. He appears the perfection of a man -- a man noble in reason, expressive and admirable in body! As in the Pieta, Michelangelo the master of anatomy, distorts to convey. The enlarged right hand tells us of his courage and physical power.