Michelangelo became famous early, at the age of 23 he was considered to be the greatest sculptor in Italy. The Florentine City Council asked him to make an enormous marble statue of David, 19 feet high. So Michelangelo started the work. For the whole three years he locked himself in his workshop. When the statue was finished, Michelangelo considering his David a symbol of Republic, insisted on putting it in front of the Palazo Vecchio. Forty men during five days were moving the statue.
Michelangelo wasn’t the first one who made the statue of David. Agostino di Duccio, for instance, began his work in 1463, but hadn’t finished. Michelangelo’s David was depicted absolutely in a different way to be compared, for example, with Verrochio’s and Donatello’s portrayals. They had shown David after the fight with defeated Goliath. Michelangelo’s David is just getting ready for the battle. Goliath is mocking David, people have no belief in his victory, but he is courageous. Every muscle shows his tension and bravery simultaneously.
David’s sling is hardly visible over his shoulder. Intelligence is his strength. As a symbol of David’s physical power and courage, the rock in his right fist is emphasized, it’s disproportionally big. David is perfect. It’s perfect as the statue made by a real professional. And it’s a perfect example of the innate chivalry and cleverness.
The statue of David is a real masterpiece. It also may be proved by the fact that in order to give the space for Michelangelo’s work, it was decided to remove Donatello’s Judith.
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