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Plaster Cast of Florentine Monumental Sculpture Fragment: Head of David by Michelangelo

1912.02.0024

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Florentine Monumental Sculpture Fragment: Head of David by Michelangelo   (1912.02.0024)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Art
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Buonarroti, Michelangelo
Geographic Location
Period High Italian Renaissance
Date 1504
Culture Italian, Florentine
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 132.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 81.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 66.0 cm
Weight waived g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Menen, Aubry. "David." Article of unknown origin.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction Yes, Plaster cast of marble original placed in the Piazza della Signoria, and moved in the 19th century to protect it from the weather. It is in the Galleria dell Accademia in Florence.

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