David is a Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo B...

David is a Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti from 1501-1504. It depicts the biblical David just before the battle with Goliath; Michelangelo perfectly portrayed the proportions of the human body, and at present, this work is referred to as one of the best sculptural depictions of a male body in the Renaissance style. The statue is made of marble and weighs approximately 6 tons.