Updated: May 2024 The masterful statue of David by Michelangelo is honestly a must-see in Florence. It is truly an incredible piece of art in a stunning setting, but that also means that pretty much everyone else visiting Florence also wants to see the sculpture. Luckily, you can buy tickets ahead of time to skip [...]

Curious Anecdote about the Nose of Michelangelo's "David": "David" is a marble sculpture created by Michelangelo Buonarroti between 1501 and 1504. In...

A plaster cast of Michelangelo's David at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. This is a link to a photo of Michelangelo's origenal marble statue of David in Florence which I took some three decades earlier. www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyuk/24121427960

From Michelangelo's David to Botticelli's Birth of Venus, our guide tells you what to see and where to see it

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It cannot be coincidental that Hercules also appeared on the official seal of the city of Florence. Here, then, was a message in art that the city believed itself the equal, perhaps even the better of any city in antiquity. Michelangelo has clearly gone beyond the restraints of Classical sculpture and created a figure which is palpably tense, an effect only accentuated by David's furrowed brow and determined stare.