WARNING: THIS CLIP PROVIDES CLOSE-UPS OF THE DAVID, MICHELANGELO'S SCULPTURE. IT MOVES IN CLOSELY TO EXAMINE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORK. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SCULPTURE IS OF A NUDE MAN. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
How did Michelangelo transport the David to its location in the Duomo? One can only imagine what a nerve-wracking experience it must have been. One little error could have caused the statue to topple, with catastrophic results, as demonstrated in this recreated effort.
Where the statue would reside was actually a subject of great debate. Michelangelo won the argument - it was given a place of prominence.
Then ... the Pope commissions Michelangelo to create more work - including the impossibly difficult job of painting a ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.
See, also:
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 1
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 2
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 3
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 4
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 5
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 6
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 8
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 9
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 10
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 11
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 12
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 13
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 14
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 15
Credits
From "The Divine Michelangelo" (2004), with Stephen Noonan playing the title role. Online, courtesy BBC.
Directors
Tim Dunn
Stuart Elliott
Narrator
Susannah York
Michelangelo
Stephen Noonan
