Michelangelo Statue Of David Analysis

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni first declared himself a sculptor before he was an architect, a poet, an engineer and lastly a painter of the High Renaissance era. Michelangelo was known to the general public and high society as an artist who created groundbreaking works of art and held exceptional influence over Western art for years to come. One of his works of art that held revolutionary influence was the statue of David, this statue stood over 17 feet high and even higher on it’s pedestal. The statue of David is a nude, male, free standing, marble statue of the biblical hero David, who defeated the giant Philistine, warrior Goliath with only a few stones and his infamous slingshot. Michelangelo’s sculpture David was a testament …show more content…
Michelangelo depicts David between a state of choice and action. David appears to be staring off into the distance, eyes locked with another being, just about to move forward and engage with it. It was later revealed that Michelangelo set David’s intense and stern gaze in the direction of Rome where the home of Cardinal Giovanni de Medici was. Even more this glare was meant as a warning towards the Cardinal and it furthered cemented David’s role as the symbolic hero of resistance against overwhelming odds for Florence. Michelangelo put great attention into David’s face as the eyes are outlined and defined while the statue’s eyebrows are deeply furrowed to show concentration and to further confirm the idiom “if looks could …show more content…
He was given special permission by the church to investigate the dead bodies, although his body suffered as result of close contact with them. This knowledge is seen in the statue of David on David’s hands, torso, arms, and legs. Any observer can see the careful detail of veins, bones, and muscles of this massive sculpture. Michelangelo created what came to be known as the ideal human body per say. An onlooker of this practically perfect piece of art can imagine themselves in David’s place, with their own slingshot and rocks in their hands ready to battle. Many onlookers during the time that Michelangelo released the statue related to it heavily despite its nudity. That’s why it was so important and powerful to Florence, it held immense political and religious connotation to it. Florence was a cultural hub of various art forms like Classical art, thanks to the Medici family. Michelangelo was raised among the Medici so it’s very safe to say he was influenced by Classical art. One can search for classical art on the internet and make a comparison on their own. The Greeks and Romans loved the human body and definition of male form, Michelangelo absorbed this and surpassed beyond anyone’s expectation. The definition of David’s body can be attributed to Florence because it appears to embody a sense of strong-willed, defensive, pre-victory