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18"x5" Sign Michelangelo David Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Deco 10 LBS.

Currency:USD Category:Art / Medium - Sculptures Start Price:129.00 USD Estimated At:299.00 - 479.00 USD
18 x5 Sign Michelangelo David Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Deco 10 LBS.
11YRD04380 The Bronze Replica Of David Is A Masterpiece Of Renaissance Sculpture Created Between 1501 And 1504, By The Italian Artist Michelangelo. The Statue Represents The Biblical Hero David, A Favoured Subject In The Art Of Florence. Originally Commissioned As One Of A Series Of Statues Of Prophets To Be Positioned Along The Roof Line Of The East End Of Florence Cathedral, The Statue Was Instead Placed In A Public Square, Outside The Palazzo Della Signoria, The Seat Of Civic Government In Florence, Where It Was Unveiled On 8 September 1504. Because Of The Nature Of The Hero That It Represented, It Soon Came To Symbolize The Defence Of Civil Liberties Embodied In The Florentine Republic, 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. This Relic Work Of Art Was Cast Using The Ancient Method Of Lost-Wax Casting And Stained With A Brown Patina Finish For Preservation. David Stands Upon A Black, Variegated Black Marble Base With The Artist Michelangelo'S Signature. Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), Commonly Known As Michelangelo, Was An Italian Renaissance Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet, And Engineer. Despite Making Few Forays Beyond The Arts, His Versatility In The Disciplines He Took Up Was Of Such A High Order That He Is Often Considered A Contender For The Title Of The Archetypal Renaissance Man, Along With Fellow Italian Leonardo Da Vinci. Michelangelo'S Output In Every Field During His Long Life Was Prodigious; When The Sheer Volume Of Correspondence, Sketches, And Reminiscences That Survive Is Also Taken Into Account, He Is The Best-Documented Artist Of The 16Th Century..................SHIPPING USA: $20....HI, ALASKA, CANADA: $40...ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: $79
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