Perfect, thank you. Once again, we are watching this video while we are in front of the statues. I am now in the Academia Gallery admiring David and your brilliant video brought it into life for my wife and I. You are amazing. Thank you 🙏🙏
Can it really be FIFTY years ago that I wandered into that museum in Florence intent on absorbing the beauty surrounding me. I rounded a corner and suddenly there he was, and I was the only person in the room for at least a full five minutes or more! Looking upward at the statue, the perspective had an amazing clarity and definition with no distortion. I realize now after watching this post, that David had at first been meant to reside high on a building. So now it makes perfect sense.
In the Winter of 1962, the wife & I entered the Accademia at it's opening and for nearly 15 minutes, were the ONLY 2 there! She took my hand as we approached and was sobbing copiously and soon, so was I. And in the Uffizi there is Michaelangelos only painting within a frame. Perhaps the most cultured square mile in the World!
@JD He did seem bigger from every angle as I walked around him - a tribute to the genius of his creator, I think. Funny how a powerful work of art stays with you through life!
@@singing-sands Almost 7 years ago, my daughter & I were in an assisted care room where my wife of 57 years was drawing her last breaths and heartbeats. I cried out "remember David" & she smiled and then passed!!
For me it's the hand. Especially the one closest to the viewer. Huge and powerful. If Michael Angelo had sculpted it in perfect proportion it would not have made as powerful a statement. Looking up at it in person is amazing.
Your lectures are always passionate and outstanding, and I m always thrilled to hear your sayings, doesn't matter if I "like" or like a bit less the subject discussed,. This David is not particularly my favorite sculpture, as opposed to the Cristo porta Croce di Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, that I visited many times and I love dearly, like the Cycladic acrobats' statuettes, the Djedefre head in the Louvre, and a dozen of thousands more. But I love the way you talk: The Woman and the Man discussing a piece of art they are watching and that has caught their attention, exchanging interesting information to each other. How do I like it? I like it A lot. This time I m grateful to you because you told us that the marble was already there, in loco, but not yet employed. I was convinced MichelAngiolo went to Carrara and chose that particular stone because it inspired him. Of course, your story makes much more sense and speaks to me about the Florentine mercantile reality in the 400s, according to their mentality The Churches are markets epicenters and their decorations are a political statement! Thanks once more and please explain to me why the Cristo...Minerva in Rome is so overwhelming for my perceptions..
My parents took their three daughters to Europe One Summer. We saw a lot of art and among them was the David. To think that parents complained at a school in Florida now that their children would see a picture of this and the parent thought it was pornographic is absolutely ridiculous to me. And the principal was asked to resign for not warning the parents ahead of time that they would be seeing this controversial statue. Governor DeSantis has brought Insanity to our state.
It's incredible how talented some people are... Beyond the ancient Greek and Roman inspiration cited in the video, I wonder what the specific inspiration behind this sculpture was. Was this just the form of a beautiful young man? (My other question was about his pose, so I appreciated the contrapasso detail.)
This is great … beautiful, educational, all kinds of good thing presented. I found the background noise distracting and would have appreciated it not be included. All in all, wonderful and I’ll share this with friends. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words. The background noise is the result of our policy to record on site, in front of the work of art. We think this is important. It allows us to convey our direct observations of the work and the reality of the environment-which in this case is one of the most visited galleries in the world. Sometimes, we have access to a museum when it is closed, and sometimes that isn't possible. Mass tourism is wonderful in many ways, it also has its downsides.
@@smarthistory-art-history I appreciate your response and agree with you about the impact of your being right there with the art. I look forward to watching more of your great content.
Very excellent presentation. I have watched and know all of the elements of the period- but this was nice and concise and would allow a viewer to investigate other elements of participants in the video. Thanks.
