In the gallery of the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts for 140 years exhibited world-famous masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance genius - a sculpture of David.Michelangelo created the statue of the biblical hero, he revealed to the world creation, which for more than five centuries admired and considered a benchmark of reliability of the image of the human body.
history "David»
Master went to a marble block of the impressive size of the mines of Carrara, on which he worked until two sculptures, renounced the complex task of creating a work of art from the proposed material.The curators of the church of Santa Maria del Fiore, to decorate originally designed sculpture, was commissioned to complete the statue immortalizing the beautiful body, which had David by Michelangelo Buonarroti, a well-known fact that for 26 years he has created a relief "Madonna of the Stairs" and"Battle of the Centaurs" and the figure of the Virgin Mary and Christ (outstanding work "Pieta").In 1504, Michelangelo finished, and five-meter statue, dedicated to the heroism of the biblical hero, reached its pedestal at the Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza della Signoria, where it has stood for more than 360 years, representing the symbol of the Florentine Republic.Because of the riots that broke out in the city in 1527, the left hand was damaged boys marble.For many years the "David" by Michelangelo has been exposed to sun, rain and wind.City officials have noticed the destructive action of the environment only in 1843.Then they ordered to wash the statue, and 30 years later found a more suitable premises, which was designed by Michelangelo moved "David."Photo shows the statue is placed in the building of the Academy of Fine Arts, where it is securely protected from the effects of destructive factors, mainly - toxic gases.Move masterpiece was quite difficult because of its gigantic size and weight.But residents of Florence invented a special device by which coped with a difficult task."David" by Michelangelo became the world's first statue of considerable size, which is transported to the shelter in order to rescue the beauty.However, the Piazza della Signoria has not lost one of its main attractions, as the creation of a replica of the great master in 1910, took the place of the original.
immortal monument of the High Renaissance
the gallery and Palazzo Vecchio constantly visitors come to get aesthetic pleasure from works of the great master, to experience the feeling of admiration from the triumph of the human spirit, physical perfection and the inner beauty of the young man, hiscourage and willingness to fight.In an era when there was a great sculptor, painter and poet Michelangelo Buonarroti, and in more recent times, the statue was illuminated only by light sunlight.A proud image of David, in tune with the era of the High Renaissance, with its unshakable faith in the possibilities of man, makes a strong impression on his contemporaries.Today, "David" by Michelangelo, who acquired a new look and more expressive capabilities thanks to artificial lighting, still demonstrates consummate skill of its genius creator.
