Florence, the Renaissance city
David, a masterpiece by Renaissance sculptor Michelangelo Buonarotti was created between 1501 and 1504. It depicts David before the battle with Goliath, carrying the slingshot over his shoulder. It is a 5.17-metre marble statue, originally placed outside the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence and moved to the Accademia Gallery in 1873, where it is today.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sun Nov 13, 1994