The many meanings of Michelangelo's Statue of David - James Earle
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
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We typically experience classic works of art in a museum, stripped of their original contexts, but that serene setting can belie a tumultuous history. Take Michelangelo's statue of David: devised as a religious symbol, adopted as a political emblem, and later iconized for its aesthetic beauty. James Earle walks us through the statue's journey, to show how art gains layers of meaning over time.
Lesson by James Earle, animation by Avi Ofer.
the animator is a true artist and has a great sense of humour.
0:47 I like how that mother covers her daughter's eyes 😂
@@Stormborn_717 😅😅
Did somebody just got pickpocketed at 0:54?
Yup
Good eye. I didn't catch that one.
ha thanks for pointing that out. you Da real mvp
that's Italy for you
Joost G I actually didn't until I looked agaib
In the Fall of 2010, the city of Florence temporarily placed a full-size replica of "il David" on its intended pedestal atop the walls of the Duomo (cathedral).
It was striking. Even at a distance and from that great height, a sharp-eyed person could still see the veins on his hands.
I know, because I was there, and beheld the sight for myself.
Wow thanks for sharing
A perfect example of how context is so important to the reading of a work. Great job! :)
Just went to Florence. That statue is worth seeing 😍
Hao.
Anyone spot the pickpocket??
You ruined it
me
No one should be able to 😅
Even without my glasses, I noticed it 😊
No photos inside the Academia, actually.
"Down to the vein in it's arm" OMG 10/10!
He used to study corpse, cut it open to inspect the muscle
The placement changed little. Michelangelo's David always represent the ability of one 'small' person to change the course of humanity. One of the greatest pieces of art mankind has created for sure
The hands are large to be in equal proportion to his feet. The feet had to be large because the way David is standing, he needed a strong foundation. He needed the strong foundation because the original marble was broken and slightly misshapen. Thus David's hands are correct.
His lowered hand is large. His posed hand holding his rock sling is smaller.
The ending was hilarious 😂😂😂
I just came back from a semester in Florence! this is so cool... I saw David but didn't know the history behind it ❤️
What did you study
I never noticed that David's head and hand are huge. Cannot unsee, especially the hand.
nice and very interesting video! loved the animation. very playful and cheeky, or whatever that even means. i just loved it HAHA :D
Hao.
0:48
Good parenting
That was a close one
why are those videos so awesome?
I love learning from these videos
By the way, the hands and the head are bigger for another reason. David could defeat Golia thanks to his genius (the head) and his weapon (which was of course hold by his hands). That's why Michelangelo decided to highlight these parts.
I hear part of the reason they didn't put the statute on Cathedral was the fact that it was nude!! Remember the nude human body as subject was pretty revolutionary at that time and culture.
Beautifully put
TED-Ed This one was surprisingly A LOT better in comparison to some of your other recent ones :O
Very nicely done. The breezy and comical Animation is a delight too! Thank 😊you! Gregg Oreo long Beach Ca
TED: "Armed only with his courage and his slingshot." David: "I come to you in the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel."
i love his art
Muito bonito!
I remember seeing David in the Louvre
great video!
Later role reversal saw Michaelangelo leaving Florence to work on the Pope's sisteen chapel and other public works proving if you can't beat'em, join'em!
this is awesome
"Forcing the viewer to stare in AWE towards the heavens" 😂😭
No mention of the role that Savonarola played in it all?
Also, David did not have a slingshot. He had a sling. They are two very different things - one was used as a dangerous weapon and hunting tool throughout world history, the other is a modern toy used by Denis the Menace.
Also, the slingshot was invented in 1839 A.D., making it a little unlikely to have been the weapon of choice for David.
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe mentioning Savanarola, Alexander Sextus and Machiavelli would be more interesting. Though it would be hard for people who already didnt know about them to understand it.
All savonarola really did was start a cult only for it to fail, getting him hanged and burned.
I have a little model of the David as well XP
Love the graphics
1:08 this gave me anxiety lol
0:53 why?
David statue has been altered many times like broken hands etc.
In the story he didn't use a slingshot he used a sling which was a ranged weapon with equivalent to Destructive power to that of a bow.
0:56 I saw that
Anyone else suspicious that the ending is some tiny hint towards the inevitable rise of the fish
Run from it, dread it - destiny still arrives.
yeah, david took down goliath with nothing more than his courage and sling ... and maybe his dashing good looks
Sarasota FL has a life size bronze of the David
I was looking for an undertale joke at 2:04. First time I didn't find one
THis is so beautiful
That pickpocket xD
1:00 To stare in awe to the heavens.
Nice.
Stephanie Storey’s novel Oil and Marble brought me here. (I never got to post a comment like this before.)
Haha I noticed that too. Maybe it was a very modest nod to Assassins Creed II.
Good video, bad pronunciation of Italian words.
BioluminescentTree that's because she speaks in vocal fry!!
BioluminescentTree naraator's name though
I didn't know that statue was David from David and Goliath. and why was he sculpted naked?
to show the true form of his body!
whitney clayton for what? he wasn't known for his body. He should have been sculpted holding the head of Goliath.
was david left haned?
Sinister dude
During Easter 🐣 in Florence, you can buy miniature David in chocolate statue 😅
Michaelangelo was the best rock artist in history.
0:55 I FOUND A SECRET if you look at him the green guy stole th Gray guy Wallet
But the real question is why isn't the sculpture circumcised?
The David of the sculpture was not circumcised because Michelangelo wasn't a barbarian - and it's been speculated that M's lover, likely an Italian lad, was the model for the sculpture.
david is my favorite sculpture.
What gender are you?
3:02 the fish be like: 😳😳😳😳😳
Interessante.
Squidward disapproves
“Old Testament heroes”
*shows Eve*
I wouldn’t call her a “hero”
did anyone ordered him to make it and was he paid for the work that he did?
yes he was, he is/was an artist and he still had to earn money somehow.
Yes, Pier Soderini, the gonfaloniere of Florence during the decline of the Signoria de' Medici and throughout the Republican era, initially commissioned the block of marble to Leonardo da Vinci, who was famous for hardly ever finishing his works (and, of course, for being an utter genious). Anyway, the block passed to Michelangelo, who received 400 golden Florins (Italian coins). I've read somewhere that the paycheck was poor because he was very young; Leonardo had been promised thrice that salary or even more, since he had already made a name for himself and his works were requested in many courts, though I couldn't tell if this is a bit of an exaggeration.
0:54
Also as a rock of ages boss
0:55 was that a pun intended towards "religious significance"?
EVERYONE SAW THE PICKPOCKET, STAAAAPH
July 15th is my birthday
David didn't only have his courage and slingshot, he had God's help.
But why did God make Goliath?
5jerry1 You should know better than to ask theists questions. They make up details, they'll just make up answers. Unless you are after humor or something else.
Here are a few possible responses though.
- The devil made Goliath through his actions in the garden of Eden.
- Goliath was sent by God to punish mankind.
- You know what, every answer that can be given can be traced back to a story that was probably used to discourage kids from stealing fruit from farmers fields.
ABitOfTheUniverse And why did God made devil? I mean, he is God, isn't he? :D
Dániel Veres Or is it just another myth for people who want to put events into categories like good and bad and attribute their origins to an agent, like a being that is in many ways what they are but more capable of controlling things?
***** It was a harmless, but also stupid comment from her.
0:55 bruh that guy just pickpocket
Awwww
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Bankers.. disappointing how history keeps repeating itself :/
Jonathan Timmermans sad :\
mr metz istg if u give me another one of these ted videos😀🔫
2019 everyone?
David Michelangelo: ruclips.net/channel/UCY8FQnzGBHtJuUYwxPrXc5Q
0:54 the young man in yellow costume is pick pocketing, what does want us to understand from it
0:55 I see what you did there...
check out the pick pocket
ruclips.net/video/o9Kum_Jijdk/видео.html
It is just me or someone got robbed at 0:54
0:55 i guess here is one reason why they weren't placed in the intended sites 😋
why am i watching this shit
i always wonder how they make the exact replicas of the original and who did it ...must be next michelangelo then lol
A thief at 0:56-0:57
actually the head and hands where larger cause they were the 'instruments' david used to kill golia
"Goliath."
some got pickpocketed, thats so funny
The hands are disproportionately large because he's still a teen.
that guy waqs eating a slice of pizza in the museum... shame on him.
54 seconds in
Deh Meh-Dee-Chee
In other words if the face of the Joker was taken out of context no one would understand it besides a clown mask or an interpretation of one. Almost like the Guy Fawkes mask.
his name is MICHELangelo and NOT MICHAELangelo
Go home humanity, you are drunk.
2nd
Michelangelo is a great example of why I question the morality of curing autism,in that if had before his time,his works of art would have been denied to us.
Hao.
Funny
Huge, bulging....veins
This Ted Ed wasn't worth it.
First! ^~^
you are such a wannabe loser
Alex Heard I hope your mom is proud for saying dat ^-^
You just offended someone,
"Wannabe loser" T-T
Good for you 👌
Falcon Lover i never knew my mother
Alex Heard
Careful, you are tempting Mother Jokers and that can be a drag !
Omg, the way she said "Accademia" made me cringe
Disclaimer : david was middle eastern arab
David is not real
And the sculpture is italian
He was a Middle Eastern Israelite. Which were precursors to Jews. Arabs wouldn’t take over Israel until 1600 years after David lived.