David in the Moonlight
by Karyn Robinson
Title
David in the Moonlight
Artist
Karyn Robinson
Medium
Painting - Painting
Description
Karyn Robinson, Gilbert, Arizona.
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian artist Michelangelo. It is a 17.0 ft marble statue of a standing male nude.
The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favored subject in the art of Florence. Originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of prophets to be positioned along the roof line of the east end of Florence Cathedral, the statue was placed instead in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504.
Because of the nature of the hero that it represented, it soon came to symbolize the defense 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. The eyes of David, with a warning glare, were turned towards Rome. The statue was moved to the Accademia Gallery in Florence in 1873, and later replaced at the original location by a replica.
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Joseph Levine
Speaking of unusual compositions, Karyn, this is the most daringly unique take on the young Slingshot Artist imaginable--and it doesn't stop there--you brought it off with a related-color scheme of which Raffaelo would have been proud! D'you have any more like this winner lying around?)
Karyn Robinson replied:
You're so nice! This was my first attempt at painting a human. Well, sort of human. It was a fun project. It didn't really come together until I added the 'years' to David's face. He's held up pretty good for his age.
Nadine and Bob Johnston
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