David

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by Dimitris Kamaras from Athens, Greece

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David is a renowned masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created by the artist Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504. The statue represents the biblical hero David, who defeated Goliath, and is celebrated for its detailed anatomy and expression of human strength and beauty. Standing at over 14 feet tall, the marble statue originally was placed in the Piazza della Signoria but was later moved to the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy, where it remains one of the most famous and visited artworks in the world.

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