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Why did the city Florence commission Michelangelo to create the statue?
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No, it was the Medici family. They wanted it in front of their palace. Today there is a copy in that very spot and the real one is in a museum.
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What are some Famous statues from the Renaissance?
By far the most famous Renaissance statue is the David by Michelangelo.
Who is the statue holding the cut off head in Florence?
Benvenuto Cellini's statue of Perseus holding the severed head of the Medusa.
What were some of the artistic contributions Florence made to Renaissance society?
Florence is ground zero of the Renaissance . The Medci family ran Florence and were sponsors of some of the great artists. They commissioned statue of David, helped pay for the Florence Domo ( one of the first domed churches), and built palaces with walls filled with art.
What is a huge statue called?
A huge statue is called a colossus.
How do you describe the sculpture of the statue of Athena?
If your talking about the statue of Athena in the Parthenon then she was wearing a Greek chiton and had all of her battle armor on.
What artist did the city of Florence commission to create a freestanding statue of the Biblical hero David using a huge cracked block of marble that all other sculptors had abandone?
Michelangelo is the artist who was commissioned to sculpt the 'David' in Florence.
Where did Michelangelo carve the statue of Moses?
Florence, Italy
What is Michaelangelo's mighty statue?
Michelangelo's mighty statue was David, a 16ft and 10 inch marble statue (including base) of David before his battle with the giant goliath.
What inspired Michelangelo to create the statue of david?
He was commissioned to do it.
What was Michelangelo's first commission in Rome?
Michelangelo's first sculptural commission were the statue of St. Petronius, the statue of St. Proclus and a statue of an angel, which he sculpted for the Arca di San Domenico (Ark of Saint Dominic),a monument containing the remains of Saint Dominic in the Chapel of Dominic of the Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna, in 1494-95. Michelangelo's first commissioned painting was in 1500 or 1501. It was for painting a panel for the church of Sant'Agostino in Rome. However, he gave the sum he received back. It is thought that it was the Entombment, a work which remained unfinished when Michelangelo returned to Florence.
Who made statue of david?
Donatello, Verrocchio and Michelangelo all did.
What is Michelangelo's major accomplishment?
The paintings on the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, the Pieta in Rome, the statue of David in Florence are some of Michelangelo's major accomplishment.
Who is the creator of david in florence?
The creator of the statue David in Florence was Michelangelo. The sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504. It is a statue of a standing male nude that stands at 17 feet tall.
What is the statue next to the David on the square in Florence?
A quick wikipedia search is likely to tell you all you need to know about Michelangelo's David. Click link below! There are three more Davids in Florence: two by Donatello, one by Verrocchio.
What is the name of the statue in Florence?
The statues in the Piazza Vecchio, by the entrance, are a replica of Michelangelo's David on the left, and the statue on the right is Hercules and Cacus, by Bandinelli. To the right in the Loggio dei Lanzi in the Piazza della Signoria there are other statues - Perseus holding Medusa's head, and the Rape of the Sabine Women. Hope this helps!
How long did it take for Donatello to build his sculpture David?
Donatello didn't make David. It was Michelangelo and he took over a commission for the statue. Two prior sculptors had attempted and abandoned. Michelangelo returned to Florence in 1501 and was commissioned by the city to do the statue to enhance the Duomo. It took him 3 years to finish.
Did Michelangelo create the statue of David?
Michelangelo did create a sculpture of David, but there are also other artists who have worked with that Biblical subject and done sculptures of David, so really it depends upon which statue you're talking about.
