Photo-Art comes in all shapes and sizes.  With the goal of creating timeless photography, our photos work in commercial areas such as office spaces, restaurants, public theatres, as well as in private spaces and homes.  Michelangelo's David is a classic shot. He is visited by an estimated 1.4 million people each year. Being the classic tourist on our visit we took several shots as well.

 

David was originally built to be on the roof of the Opera del Duomo, the cathedral in Florence. On seeing the finished piece, they thought better, and he was kept at ground level. David was built in the Middle Ages, specifically the Renaissance Period, between 1501 and 1504. Michelangelo was only 26 years old when he started the project.  Today, all 17 feet of him poses in the Accademia Gallery of Florence (Galleria dell ‘Accademia di Firenze) in Florence Italy.

 

With all due respect, this shot is altered slightly. A Fig Leaf has been added to cover up David’s privates to tell another story.  In the Middle Ages starting about 1555 and for about 400 to 500 years, the statues in the Vatican became considered too naked.  Many statues were altered by covering or removing penises.  Our tour guide mentioned a rumor about a penis room, not part of the tour, somewhere in the Vatican. An alternative was using a Fig Leaf, usually marble or metal, as a cover-up as they were symbolic of sin and sex. 

 

For the record, David is in Florence not Rome and never wore a fig leaf.