Michelangelo carved the biblical giant-killer from a block that other sculptors had begun and abandoned decades earlier. Meant for the roofline of Florence Cathedral, the colossal nude was instead set before the Palazzo della Signoria in 1504, where it stood for the republic's defiance of stronger rivals and the Medici. It was the first colossal marble statue since antiquity.
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David is shown before the fight, sling over his shoulder, weight on one leg. Marks from stones thrown at the statue during its move in 1504 are still visible on his upper back.
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