Episode 150 - The Divine Michelangelo Part V - The David (Part 1)

Rebuilding The Renaissance

English - December 01, 2021 11:30 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 202 ratings
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This episode is the first of three-part podcast on the world's most celebrated statue. From its original location in Piazza della Signoria, to its move in the 19th century to a newly built museum, to the centuries of erosion and damage that the sculpture has suffered, this podcast examines the provenance of the statue and its state of conservation.