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Michelangelo's David is the most famous sculpture in the Galleria dell' Accademia di Firenze (Gallery of the Academy in Florence). Tickets for the museum (rather expensive) are best bought in advance.
Michelangelo's David...
Sculpted from Italian Carrara White Marble between the years 1501 and 1504, weighing in at more than 12,000 pounds, standing 17 feet, David remains the most awe-inspiring example of Renaissance Art we could ever imagine being in the presence of. His lifelike countenance is striking. His boyish face exudes an almost unimaginable handsomeness. The ripple of every muscle: the envy of mankind. A Goliath - "Giant Slaying" right hand rests, larger than life at his side. His weapon - a mighty sling, casually drapes over his left shoulder. From it's envisioning, commissioning, creation, to it's current permanent residence for the last 142 years in the Galleria dell'Accademia - the history of this monumental achievement in art is fascinating. Interestingly enough, Michelangelo was not the original sculptor given the task. Rather, in the 37 years prior to him being awarded the commission, two other sculptors had been contracted, made some progress but failed to complete the project. An absolute 'Must-See' while in Florence. Wikipedia does a pretty good job of documenting David's linage if there's interest. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_(Michelangelo)
Created between 1501 and 1504. It is a 14.0 ft marble statue depicting the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude.
Michelangelo was only 26 years old when he began sculpting the amazing statue.
Originally placed outside in front of Palazzo della Signoria until 1873, when it was moved into the Galleria dell’Accademia to protect it from damage and further weathering.
A shot I took from the Sistine Chapel during our visit to the Vatican in the summer of 2012. Thought I'd play with the blurs and HDR to this timeless masterpiece - I was trying to make Adam and God "pop" out of the painting, but it turned out differently instead and I kinda liked it. This is just another of my post processing experimentation and not meant to offend the purists.
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Tête de taureau, probablement issue du temple de Trajan, et cloître dessiné par Michel-Ange / Bull’s head, probably from the temple of Trajan, and cloister designed by Michelangelo.
Musée des Thermes de Dioclétien - Rome - Italie.
In an effort to raise funds for the reconstruction of St. Peter’s, the church began offering indulgences in exchange for contributions. These indulgences granted leniency in the punishment of sins and were controversial to the point that Martin Luther penned The 95 Theses in which he argued against the Church’s selling of indulgences. This was one of the catalysts for the Reformation, from which Protestantism was born. Considering the heavy toll the rebuilding of St. Peter’s exacted on the Church, it is little wonder that the task was similarly unwieldy to its lineup of architects. Following Pope Julius II’s formal competition for the design of the new basilica, Donato Bramante’s scheme was selected, for which the foundation stone was laid in 1506. Perhaps in a nod to the ideals of Humanism, Bramante’s plan for the church was a large, square Greek Cross topped by a large central dome set upon four large piers, and four smaller domes at the diagonal axes. After the deaths of Julius II in 1513 and Bramante the following year, the task of building the basilica fell briefly to Giuliano da Sangallo and Fra Giocondo until their own untimely deaths in 1515. Raphael soon took over the design and revised the already ambitious plan to include a nave. Unfortunately, progress stalled for some time more after Raphael died suddenly in 1520 at the age of just thirty-seven. The sudden death of Raphael has been considered by most to be the end of the High Renaissance. While several intermittent and far less fruitful architects oversaw the tremendous task of building St. Peter’s, Rome was sacked in 1527 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
It was not until 1547 that Michelangelo Buonarroti, then in his seventies, succeeded Sangallo the Younger as Capomaestro, or superintendent, of building St. Peter’s. Michelangelo is credited with having revised and distilled elements from the Bramante and Raphael plans, reconciling them with Sangallo the Younger’s bolstering of the four main piers, and advancing the overall design to a previously lacking state of comprehensiveness that allowed the construction to proceed to eventual completion. His contributions have been quite succinctly summarized by Helen Gardner who stated: “Without destroying the centralizing features of Bramante’s plan, Michelangelo, with a few strokes of the pen converted its snowflake complexity into massive, cohesive unity.” Though he did not live to see the completion of his dome, Michelangelo’s plan was carried through to the end, and was later extended with the addition of the nave and east façade by Carlo Maderno.
Comiccon Brussels 2022 - WCL - Day 2 - Darkmondo Vs Rj Jaguar, Amelia, Sheikh Kamel, Abel, Elias Sinas, Cain, Michelangelo, Aaron Rammy, Adonis Karpos
Darkmondo Def. (Won Battle Royal) Rj Jaguar, Amelia, Sheikh Kamel, Abel (The Twins), Elias Sinas, Cain (The Twins), Michelangelo, Aaron Rammy, Adonis Karpos
Type of match : Royal Rumble Match
Referee : Chris James Bizige
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You will find us at the beautiful Tour & Taxis site near the Brussels North train station. At Comic Con Brussels you will find Dealers, Artists, Actors, ... It's a Con that brings together all the things you love:
Comics, cosplay, gaming, films, manga, collectibles, anime, tv series, clothing, toys, gadgets and lots more!!!
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photo by my daughter in law, and processing by me. not bad for a statue inside a bulletproof case with lots of reflections and crowds trying to photograph this masterpiece.
vatican city, rome, italy.
Peraltice dentro do jarro, Donatelo atento para saber se ia brigar com ele. Michelangelo se saindo pela tangente.
Tentoonstelling 'De mannen van Michelangelo', van 15 oktober tot en met 25 januari in Teylers Museum
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