Who made “David”?

“David” was made by Michelangelo in 1501–1504. Where to see it: Galleria dell'Accademia.

What to look for

Michelangelo: muscular, twisting bodies like sculpture in paint, heroic nudes, strong outlines and bright, almost acid colour in his frescoes.

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Wikipedia

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More by Michelangelo

“The Creation of Adam”, 1511
“The Last Judgment”, 1536–1541
“Doni Tondo”, 1505–1506
“Pietà (Michelangelo)”, 1499
“The Torment of Saint Anthony”, 1487
“Moses”, 1513–1515
“Bacchus”, 1497
“Rondanini Pietà”, 1564