The piece of art that I chose is The David. The David it’s a statue. It was sculpted by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504 in Italy, specifically in Florencia.
Michelangelo was one of the most famous and important italian painter-sculptor. But Leonardo da Vinci was the most important.
Also Michelangelo was an architect, a poet, and an engineer
The statue measure 5.17 meter and it was made of marble because this material is stronger and resistant.
David was a king from the bible. He’s who killed Goliath.
Michelangelo chose to represent David before the fight contemplating the battle yet to come.
Also the statue symbolize the civil liberties in the Florentine Republic (an Italian Independient city state), which was threatened for many years by the Medici.
The Medici was a very powerful family from Florencia.
The statue represents the perfection of art of the Renaissance, first because his body it’s made perfectly, it’s an athletic body, and the symmetry and proportion of his body it’s perfect.
That's a very interesting piece
ResponderEliminarI like it a lot, it's a beautiful representation of the human body...
Are you sure that Michaelangelo was an architect and engineer?
ResponderEliminarDavid *is* a statue.