A masterpiece of the biblical hero David, who took...

A masterpiece of the biblical hero David, who took down the giant Philistine Goliath. This is an awesome place to visit if you come anywhere near Florence, Italy. David is a must see when viewing Michelangelo's fabulous work. It's huge, detailed and there is a lot of history behind the artist and his subjects.

Fun facts:
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known best as simply Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art.

David is described in the Hebrew Bible as the third king of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah, after Ish-bosheth. In the biblical narrative, David is a young shepherd who gains fame first as a musician and later by killing the enemy champion Goliath.

Goliath is described in the biblical Book of Samuel as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified Saul's unfitness to rule, as Saul himself should have fought for Israel.