High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "David" is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created during the time period from 1501 to 1504, by the Italian artist Michelangelo. The 5.17 metre (17 feet) marble statue portrays the Biblical hero David during a moment of contemplation. The most widely accepted interpretation is that the statue represents David immediately before his battle with Goliath, unlike previous depictions which portray the hero after his victory. The statue came to symbolise the defence of civil liberties embodied in the Florentine Republic, an independent city-state threatened on all sides by more powerful rival states and by the hegemony of the Medici family. This interpretation was encouraged by the original setting of the sculpture outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence. The completed sculpture was unveiled on 8 September, 1504. The eyes of David, with a warning glare, were turned towards Rome.

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