AFTER A MODEL BY MICHELANGELO (1475-1564), ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY | DAVID

Considered as one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, the David by Michelangelo has been a source of inspiration through the centuries. Particularly during the Grand Tour and the 19th century, the taste for classical antiquities and Renaissance intensified, bringing the aristocracy to cultivate a taste for small sculptures and paintings to decorate their homes. The present bronze reduction of the David reflects this phenomenon. The details such as the hair ringlets, the hands and the abdomens are especially well-defined.