Legacy in a Statue

David, a sculpture by Michelangelo, has been in existence since the 1500s. That’s a long time for a statue to still be around. Standing at over 5 meters, it represents David from the Old Testament of the Bible. It symbolizes freedom to a certain degree. The statue currently stands at the Galleria dell’Accademia.

Would you believe that Michelangelo was only 26 years old when he started working on David back in 1501? Despite being young, he was already the best-paid and most famous artist of his generation. He worked on the more refined finishing. Credit to its imposing perfection, David’s biblical figure became the symbol of liberty and freedom, showing that Florence is already ready to defend itself. The statue remained in front of Palazzo dela Signoria until it was moved into Galleria dell’Accademia in 1873.