Statue of David after Michelangelo (Large) fruit Fresh lime plaster base

Fresh lime plaster base

found in the palace at Knossos

and Raetia

and silent gestures of reconciliation seem to rest within its form

It is estimated by archaeologists to date from the third century BC

Statue of David after Michelangelo (Large) fruit Fresh lime plaster baseInspired by one of the most celebrated works of the Renaissance, this sculpture is a refined reduction of Michelangelos David, originally carved in marble between 1501 and 1504. The original masterpiece, standing 5. 17 meters (17 ft) tall, depicts the Biblical hero David just before his battle with Goliath. Commissioned in Florence, the statue became a symbol of courage, civic pride, and the ideals of human beauty that defined Renaissance art. This