Close-Ups Of Michelangelos David Will Make You Appreciate It Even MoreIt took him 2 years, and the result is 17ft tall (over 5 metres) and weighs a whopping 12,478 lbs (5,660kg)! Over 8 million people per year visit the Galleria dellAccademia in Florence so they can marvel at the iconic marble statue It looks magnificent from a distance, but you need to take a closer look to appreciate Michelangelos incredible attention to detail Two other sculptors had tried to carve the block before abandoning their respective projects, and the marble laid unused for 10 years If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldnt seem so wonderful at all, Michelangelo once said Michelangelo died in 1564, aged 88, but his statue of David will live on Heres an idea of what David might look like in real life |
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