David [plaster cast]
Buonarroti, Michelangelo; unknown (cast maker)
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Alternative Title
Reproduction of Michelangelo's David
Date
1850-1857Description
Detail, showing the head from the side; The original marble David was installed outside the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence in 1504. It was removed to the Accademia di Belle Arti in 1873, and replaced by a marble copy. A special plaster fig leaf was made for the V&A copy of David and hung on the statue on the occasion of visits by royal ladies. It was last used in the time of Queen Mary (1867-1953). Source: V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) [website]; http://www.vam.ac.uk/ (accessed 4/28/2009)
Type of Work
replica; sculpture (visual work)Subject
Old Testament and Apocrypha, nude male, nudity, Nineteenth century, Renaissance
Rights
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