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title: Michelangelo's David
author: David Michalczuk
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12577/michelangelos-david/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Michelangelo's David
_Authored by David Michalczuk_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12577.jpg)
## Image Caption
The marble statue of the biblical figure [King David](https://www.worldhistory.org/King_David/) by [Michelangelo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Michelangelo/), 1501-1504 CE. The figure is much larger than life size, around 5.20 metres (17 feet) tall. (Academia Gallery, Florence)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Michalczuk, D. (2020, August 17). Michelangelo's David. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Michalczuk, David. "Michelangelo's David." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 17, 2020. .
### MLA
Michalczuk, David. "Michelangelo's David." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Aug 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31954002@N08/21846499073/in/photolist-zhv248-2j34Ksn-2j2Qo7X-8NCazH-23YRJDY-2iHXNkW-532XUQ-6SvSy4-8oLNWZ-6C543A-2j3i8Lv-prC6TA-2iTV7c8-HnAgGu-2iHCn17-j7QHPu-a61Y7m-obMPhM-otgC8Z-obLNBm-7mDQ9u-9AFMN-4rogrj-4rjduX-iTmpzN-4rjcBi-63c3pD-5vWcLu-tH62LV-2e1offf-21ZB4Zb-dRccYm-49r2jj-7BXLdx-5vUfMA-EoX1Qj-4rjbii-pozUna-2e1ofi1-8hEX7y-pF2iPH-6Fmkwg-oJaNVw-7xyg5d-powLic-fsA4K3-6C83h-FSSqEu-2iHZo4S-N8Y36r)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31954002@N08/21846499073/in/photolist-zhv248-2j34Ksn-2j2Qo7X-8NCazH-23YRJDY-2iHXNkW-532XUQ-6SvSy4-8oLNWZ-6C543A-2j3i8Lv-prC6TA-2iTV7c8-HnAgGu-2iHCn17-j7QHPu-a61Y7m-obMPhM-otgC8Z-obLNBm-7mDQ9u-9AFMN-4rogrj-4rjduX-iTmpzN-4rjcBi-63c3pD-5vWcLu-tH62LV-2e1offf-21ZB4Zb-dRccYm-49r2jj-7BXLdx-5vUfMA-EoX1Qj-4rjbii-pozUna-2e1ofi1-8hEX7y-pF2iPH-6Fmkwg-oJaNVw-7xyg5d-powLic-fsA4K3-6C83h-FSSqEu-2iHZo4S-N8Y36r) by [**David Michalczuk**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31954002@N08/21846499073/in/photolist-zhv248-2j34Ksn-2j2Qo7X-8NCazH-23YRJDY-2iHXNkW-532XUQ-6SvSy4-8oLNWZ-6C543A-2j3i8Lv-prC6TA-2iTV7c8-HnAgGu-2iHCn17-j7QHPu-a61Y7m-obMPhM-otgC8Z-obLNBm-7mDQ9u-9AFMN-4rogrj-4rjduX-iTmpzN-4rjcBi-63c3pD-5vWcLu-tH62LV-2e1offf-21ZB4Zb-dRccYm-49r2jj-7BXLdx-5vUfMA-EoX1Qj-4rjbii-pozUna-2e1ofi1-8hEX7y-pF2iPH-6Fmkwg-oJaNVw-7xyg5d-powLic-fsA4K3-6C83h-FSSqEu-2iHZo4S-N8Y36r). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 August 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.