The story of Michelangelo's David
Michelangelo carved David between 1501 and 1504 from a single block of marble that other sculptors had abandoned. Standing over 5 metres tall, it became a symbol of the Florentine Republic.
The statue stood in Piazza della Signoria until 1873, when it was moved indoors to the Accademia to protect it. A replica now stands in its original place.
