FYI about David: The head is slightly too large for the body, the arms are too large for the torso,and the hands are dramatically large for the arms. The work was originally commissioned to adorn the facade of the Duomo and was intended to be seen from below at a distance. Michelangelo knew exactly what he was doing, calculating that the perspective of the viewer would be such that, in order for the statue to appear properly proportioned, the upper body, head, and arms would have to be bigger, as they are farther away from the viewer's line of vision. But he also did it to express and embody, as powerfully as possible in a single figure, an entire biblical story. David's hands are big, but so was Goliath, and these are the hands that slew him.
hey kid! I've seen no new post for a couple days... what have you been up to girly?!? alright, I'm pretty sure I'm going to visit you sometime around your birthday. I don't have classes on thursday or friday so I might be there for four days (ish) have you been to rome? because I haven't and maybe I really want to. Yay!!!
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Alana! I miss you! It's great to know that you are enjoying Italy.
I'm already planning a trip to visit!
ciao!
FYI about David: The head is
slightly too large for the body, the arms are too large for the torso,and the hands are dramatically large for the arms. The work was originally commissioned to adorn the facade of the Duomo and was intended to be seen from below at a distance. Michelangelo knew exactly what he was doing, calculating that the perspective of the viewer would be such that, in order for the statue to appear properly proportioned, the upper body, head, and arms would have to be bigger, as they are farther away from the viewer's line of vision. But he also did it to express and embody, as powerfully as possible in a single
figure, an entire biblical story. David's hands are big, but so was
Goliath, and these are the hands that slew him.
hey kid!
I've seen no new post for a couple days... what have you been up to girly?!?
alright, I'm pretty sure I'm going to visit you sometime around your birthday. I don't have classes on thursday or friday so I might be there for four days (ish) have you been to rome? because I haven't and maybe I really want to.
Yay!!!
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