after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564); unknown (cast maker)
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after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564); unknown (cast maker)
Creator
false
Location:
repository: Victoria and Albert Museum [South Kensington] (London, England, United Kingdom) 1857-161
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repository: Victoria and Albert Museum [South Kensington] (London, England, United Kingdom) 1857-161
Location
false
Location Note:
Given by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany to Queen Victoria in 1857
work_locationnotes
Given by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany to Queen Victoria in 1857
Location Note
false
GPS:
+51.496325-0.172058
gps
+51.496325-0.172058
GPS
false
Date:
ca. 1857 (creation)
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ca. 1857 (creation)
Date
false
Cultural Context:
Italian
work_culture
Italian
Cultural Context
false
Style Period:
Nineteenth century; Renaissance
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Nineteenth century; Renaissance
Style Period
false
Work Type 1:
replica
work_worktype1
replica
Work Type 1
false
Work Type 2:
sculpture (visual work)
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sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 2
false
Classification:
sculpture
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sculpture
Classification
false
Material:
patinated plaster
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patinated plaster
Material
false
Technique:
casting (process)
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casting (process)
Technique
false
Measurements:
541.5 x 213.5 cm (width)
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541.5 x 213.5 cm (width)
Measurements
false
Relation Work:
part of Victoria and Albert Museum Cast Courts
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part of Victoria and Albert Museum Cast Courts
Relation Work
false
Subjects:
Old Testament and Apocrypha; nude male; nudity; sling and stone
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Old Testament and Apocrypha; nude male; nudity; sling and stone
Subjects
false
Description:
The original marble David was installed outside the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence in 1504. It was removed to the Accademia di Belle Arti in 1873, and replaced by a marble copy. A special plaster fig leaf was made for the V&A copy of David and hung on the statue on the occasion of visits by royal ladies. It was last used in the time of Queen Mary (1867-1953). Source: V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) [website]; http://www.vam.ac.u
work_description_source
The original marble David was installed outside the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence in 1504. It was removed to the Accademia di Belle Arti in 1873, and replaced by a marble copy. A special plaster fig leaf was made for the V&A copy of David and hung on the statue on the occasion of visits by royal ladies. It was last used in the time of Queen Mary (1867-1953). Source: V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) [website]; http://www.vam.ac.uk/