David by Michelangelo This is a massive statue. Although the art textbooks and guidebooks generally say that "The David" is 434 centimeters (14' 3") tall without its pedestal, computer scientists have determined this famous sculpture, is actually three feet taller. It’s 517 centimeters (17') tall and weighs well over nine tons! It sits on top of a six-foot pedestal. It was carved during the High Renaissance period from a block of marble that another sculptor had left …showed first 75 words of 371 total…

…showed last 75 words of 371 total…man's body attractive to a female eye. I believe that this work of Michelangelo's is considered a Masterwork because of it's realistic and careful attention to the detail of the human form and because of it's symbolism. Michelangelo began work on the colossal figure of David in 1501, and by 1504 the sculpture was in place outside the Palazzo Vecchio. Michelangelo was 29 when he completed David. In the 19th century the statue was moved to the Accademia.