Here is an excerpt from another entry to stir your senses and take you on an Italian journey filled with sprezzatura and sensuality.
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Michelangelo, David, 1501-04, marble statue,
Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence
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| Photo Courtesy of WikiArt |
David’s
untraditional stance could be partially responsible for his incredibly enticing
energy. The sculptural departure does not include David hovering over the head of the decapitated Goliath. In fact, David has yet to engage in war with
Goliath. The contrapposto, or pose of David
standing with one leg holding his full weight and the other leg forward,
emphasizes the decisiveness of David
commencing battle. His eyes are piercing, probing and filled with a masculine
intensity created by adrenaline. The veins bulging on his lower right hand
creates a sense of realism and one can imagine the blood surging through his
body. One of the more immediately reward attributes of the nude sculpture, is
just that… David is in the buffed
marble wearing a Renaissance birthday suit.
Though there have been
replicas made of David, none is as
striking as the original, sculpted under the hands of Michelangelo. However,
some have considered David to bea bit too exciting and salacious. The plaster
cast of David at the Victoria and
Albert Museum features a detachable plaster fig leaf. Queen Victoria was
shocked upon first seeing the statue’s nudity, that on subsequent royal visits,
the fig leaf would affix to David’s groin.
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