David

Physical description

Plaster cast of David after the marble original by Michelangelo (b.1475; d.1564) in the Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence.

Place of Origin

Florence, Italy (made)
Italy (cast)

Date

1501-1504 (made)
ca. 1857 (cast)

Artist/maker

Michelangelo, born 1475 - died 1564 (after, sculptor)

Materials and Techniques

Plaster cast

Dimensions

Height: 541.5 cm, Width: 213.5 cm

Object history note

Given by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany to Queen Victoria in 1857

Historical context note

Michelangelo carved the David from a block which had already been started by AGOSTINO DI DUCCIO (1418-before 1498). The David was installed in place of Donatello's Judith and Holofernes, outside the Palazzo Vecchio, in 1504. It was removed to the Accademia di Belle Arti in 1873, and replaced by a copy. The cast belonging to the Victoria and Albert Museum was presented to Queen Victoria by Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany, in 1856.

Descriptive line

Plaster cast of David after marble original by Michelangelo in the Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence, cast ca. 1857

Production Note

Plaster cast of David after marble original by Michelangelo, in 1501-1504, in the Accademia di Belle Arti

Subjects depicted

Men; Nudes; David (King)

Categories

Sculpture; Religion; Christianity; Judaism

Collection code

SCP