Galleria dell'Accademia

Introduction

The Accademia Gallery is a temple to admire Michelangelo's original David. This gallery, famed for the incomparable statue of David, lets you appreciate up close the peak beauty of Renaissance sculpture, a stunning sight in Florence. The Accademia Gallery, in Florence's old town, is a museum world-famous for its collection of sculptures by the Renaissance giant Michelangelo. Its greatest, most stunning and most-visited treasure is the incomparable sculptural masterpiece, Michelangelo's David (the original). Carved from a single huge block of white marble, over five meters tall, it is one of the pinnacles of Renaissance and all human sculpture: with perfect, incredible skill, it portrays the young hero David, about to face the giant Goliath, as a physically perfect, proportioned, poised youth, his expression resolute, gazing at the enemy, his muscles, veins and even spirit radiating poised tension, strength and confidence, showing the beauty of the human body, the power of spirit and humanist ideals to the fullest, flawless and stunning to all who see it. Walking down the hall to the David beneath the dome's skylight, visitors are deeply moved by the statue's awe-inspiring artistic and vital force. Besides David, the museum displays other Michelangelo sculptures (such as the unfinished Prisoners) and painting collections. Visiting Florence and admiring Michelangelo's original David is a stunning sight.

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