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David - Monumento a MichelangeloDavid - Michelangelo MonumentDavid (c. 1040-970 BCE)second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and an ancestor of Jesus (Wikipedia) |
Michelangelo & Clemente Papi
1875 |
 
Bronze cast of Michelangelo's David, made from a plaster cast of the original constructed by Clemente Papi. It was cast in 1866 and originelly intended to replace the original at the Piazza del Signoria. It stands on a tall marble base with bronze copies of the marble statues by Michelangelo, made in 1872, also by Papi.
| From the tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici Duke of Urbino in the Sagrestia Nuova of the basilic of San Lorenzo, original 1524-1531 | |
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From the tomb of Giuliano de' Medici Duke of Nemours in the Sagrestia Nuova of the basilic of San Lorenzo, original 1526-1531 | |
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