The David is a sculpture made of marble (height 52...

The David is a sculpture made of marble (height 520 cm including the 108 cm base) by Michelangelo Buonarroti, datable between 1501 and the beginning of 1504 and preserved in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence. Widely considered a masterpiece of world sculpture, it is one of the emblems of the Renaissance as well as a symbol of Florence and Italy abroad. The work, which portrays the biblical hero as he prepares to face Goliath, was originally placed in Piazza della Signoria as a symbol of the Florentine Republic vigilant and victorious against its enemies. Always considered the ideal of male beauty in art