Statue of David

 

 

The entrance to the Bargello Museum is simple and unremarkable, but once you enter the courtyard, you will find that the surrounding area is surrounded by high stone walls like a castle, and you will stop and stare at the world that is just like it was in the Middle Ages.

The stairs leading to the museum above are always in the shade, so they are dark and damp, the exact opposite of the cheerful Italian atmosphere. However, once you enter the museum, you will find that it is one of the best museums in Florence, and the high quality of each piece on display is overwhelming.

This David statue is also one of the museum's proud collections, and is a masterpiece that can be called an outstanding work of art in the Renaissance as a whole. The delicate and slender boy is in the style of Donattero's David, and you can feel the trends of the time and the momentum of the city.

The statue is 125 cm tall, slightly smaller than life-size, and the surface finish is more carefully finished than Donattero's David. The intricate patterns on the clothes are engraved all the way to the back, and you can feel Verrocchio's spirit of wanting to surpass Donattello in every way.

Currently, this David statue is placed on a tall pedestal for viewing, but perhaps it was originally intended to be viewed from this angle, as the boy's face is bowed slightly and his face seems a little large compared to his body.

It is believed that Verrocchio created this David statue between 1473 and 1475, which would have made Leonardo between 21 and 25 years old at the time. It is often said that Leonardo was the model for this statue, but it seems a bit of a stretch to expect Leonardo, who was over 20 years old, to have facial features reminiscent of the young David statue.
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National Gallery of Art　（There is a reference to the lost wax technique used to create this statue.）
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