Episode 83 - The Statue of David - Michelangelo, Homosexuality, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Feat. Jamie Harrison

Jamie Harrison joins Rowan to bring us the tale of the most famous statue that almost never existed - Michelangelo’s statue of David.

She covers the life of Michelangelo and the creation of the statue of David. She and Rowan also dive into modern art, teenage mutant ninja turtles, and the queer relationships Michelangelo may (or may not) have had.

Sources

Mental Floss:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63040/michelangelos-david-duomo-roof

New York Times: David’s Ankles

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/magazine/davids-ankles-how-imperfections-could-bring-down-the-worlds-most-perfect-statue.html

Michelangelo’s David is missing a muscle

https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2004/10/18/1222193.htm

Friends of Florence

https://www.friendsofflorence.org/projects/preservation-of-michelangelos-david-and-prisoners-galleria-dellaccademia/

Was Michelangelo gay?

https://www.thecollector.com/was-michelangelo-gay-lets-examine-the-evidence/

Academia.org

https://www.accademia.org/explore-museum/artworks/michelangelos-david/

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo

Top Ten facts about Michelangelo 

https://www.contexttravel.com/blog/articles/ten-facts-about-the-statue-of-david#:~:text=In%20the%20scuffle%20that%20followed,during%20his%20extended%20sojourn%20outside.

Florence Museums

https://www.florence-museum.com/michelangelo-david.php

NYT  1995 Article

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/15/world/michelangelo-s-david-is-damaged.html#:~:text=Michelangelo's%20David%2C%20arguably%20the%20world's,ordered%20him%20to%20do%20so.