Facts about David (statue)

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   A bronze cast replica of Michelangelo's David was installed in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence in 1910 to replace the original marble sculpture in that public location.

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   Over 200,000 visitors annually view Michelangelo's David at the Accademia Gallery in Florence, making it one of the world's most visited artworks.

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   At 17 feet tall, Michelangelo's David was positioned with its right hand deliberately oversized to appear proportional when viewed from below in its original cathedral placement.

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   Restoration work in 2004 revealed that Michelangelo's David originally had a lustrous wax coating that gave the marble a golden appearance, now lost to centuries of exposure.

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   The 17-foot statue was moved indoors to the Accademia Gallery in Florence in 1873 to protect it from weather damage and pollution.

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   Michelangelo carved the 17-foot David from a single block of Carrara marble between 1501 and 1504 in Florence, Italy.

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