The David: Symbol Of The Renaissance
The David: Symbol of the Renaissance
When you hear the word renaissance what do you think of? You probably thought of the Mona Lisa, Michelangelo or Davinci. Many look at this time period in the lense of art and invention, It seems that everyone who was famous during this time was either an artist or an inventor, which is why many believe that the David is a perfect representation of Michelangelo's works and the renaissance because of the amount of skill and thought put into it that shows the value of hard work and dedication shown during the renaissance.
First the story of David and its significance must be known. The story of David is one of the most well known tales told in the bible, it involves a boy and a giant. David was a young …show more content…
First of all Michelangelo was not the only one to attempt to create the David. He was actually the 3rd artist to attempt to complete this amazing piece of art. The project was first started by Agostino di Duccio in 1466 but for reasons unknown to us he quite the project(citation). At this point the piece of white marble was carved roughly on its lower half which would cause problems for artists to come. After him came Antonio Rossellino another famous artist, who started working on the piece of marble in 1476. Soon after starting work on the huge piece of white marble his contract was terminated, which left the marble block barely changed. After having two seperate famous artists do work on this piece Michelangelo was hired to work with the aged and chiseled piece of marble. It took three separate artists and took around 35 years, art was clearly very important to the people of this time. It took Michelangelo 2 years to get the sculpture just right. Originally the art work was to be placed in the Florence Cathedral where 11 other legendary biblical figures would be accompanying the David. During this time many people believed in God and the bible, therefore biblical heroes were often created into statues, which reflected their beliefs in God and biblical heroes like David. Amazingly the David was the only one of the 12 biblical heroes to ever …show more content…
Many people look at the David and don’t even know the symbolism behind the larger right hand. Michelangelo was great with proportions and it is shown in the David and well as many of his other sculptures, which begs the question, why would Michelangelo chisel an unproportionally large right hand onto the David? This is a quote by Rick Steves an author and the host of a TV program that focuses on travel that I think sums it up “The larger right hand is symbolic of the hand of God, It was God that powered David to slay the Giant.”(citation) This was a message that was very relatable to the people of the renaissance because many people of this time believed that the hand of God was active in their lives, even to this day many people believe
When you hear the word renaissance what do you think of? You probably thought of the Mona Lisa, Michelangelo or Davinci. Many look at this time period in the lense of art and invention, It seems that everyone who was famous during this time was either an artist or an inventor, which is why many believe that the David is a perfect representation of Michelangelo's works and the renaissance because of the amount of skill and thought put into it that shows the value of hard work and dedication shown during the renaissance.
First the story of David and its significance must be known. The story of David is one of the most well known tales told in the bible, it involves a boy and a giant. David was a young …show more content…
First of all Michelangelo was not the only one to attempt to create the David. He was actually the 3rd artist to attempt to complete this amazing piece of art. The project was first started by Agostino di Duccio in 1466 but for reasons unknown to us he quite the project(citation). At this point the piece of white marble was carved roughly on its lower half which would cause problems for artists to come. After him came Antonio Rossellino another famous artist, who started working on the piece of marble in 1476. Soon after starting work on the huge piece of white marble his contract was terminated, which left the marble block barely changed. After having two seperate famous artists do work on this piece Michelangelo was hired to work with the aged and chiseled piece of marble. It took three separate artists and took around 35 years, art was clearly very important to the people of this time. It took Michelangelo 2 years to get the sculpture just right. Originally the art work was to be placed in the Florence Cathedral where 11 other legendary biblical figures would be accompanying the David. During this time many people believed in God and the bible, therefore biblical heroes were often created into statues, which reflected their beliefs in God and biblical heroes like David. Amazingly the David was the only one of the 12 biblical heroes to ever …show more content…
Many people look at the David and don’t even know the symbolism behind the larger right hand. Michelangelo was great with proportions and it is shown in the David and well as many of his other sculptures, which begs the question, why would Michelangelo chisel an unproportionally large right hand onto the David? This is a quote by Rick Steves an author and the host of a TV program that focuses on travel that I think sums it up “The larger right hand is symbolic of the hand of God, It was God that powered David to slay the Giant.”(citation) This was a message that was very relatable to the people of the renaissance because many people of this time believed that the hand of God was active in their lives, even to this day many people believe