Happy Birthday David

September 8, 2004 2:42 AM

Happy Birthday David!Today is the 500th anniversary of the statue's unveiling.
posted by azul (13 comments total)

Happy David's Day Michaelangelo!
posted by psychotic_venom at 5:05 AM on September 8, 2004

That sculpture is why I want to go to Florence. Nice post, azul.
posted by theora55 at 5:23 AM on September 8, 2004

Very strange article in the Times today...

Michelangelo’s David [...] would have been a physical wreck, suffering from a bad back, a weak hip and ankles, hammer toes and poor flexibility, all stemming from his poor posture.

posted by monkey closet at 5:30 AM on September 8, 2004

Big hands I know you're the one.
posted by the fire you left me at 6:08 AM on September 8, 2004

I always liked the section in God Knows by Joseph Heller, where he has David complaining about Michelangelo's representation because it's uncircumcised.

(sorry can't find the quote)
posted by johnny novak at 6:17 AM on September 8, 2004

Monkey, that article is (paid) subscription-only. Just so you know.
posted by alms at 6:54 AM on September 8, 2004

I'm not paid, not subscribed, not logged in, and it works fine for me...
posted by monkey closet at 7:03 AM on September 8, 2004

Monkey, that article is (paid) subscription-only. Just so you know.

Cpunks/cpunks got me in just fine.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 7:15 AM on September 8, 2004

Put some pants on!
posted by dhoyt at 7:20 AM on September 8, 2004

David makes the baby Jesus blush.

What dhoyt said. By order of John Ashcroft.
posted by nofundy at 7:31 AM on September 8, 2004

I've been to Florence and have seen David. He's a very big boy - in height in case you were wondering ;-) Pictures just don't do him justice!
posted by floanna at 7:46 AM on September 8, 2004

BBC link to Monkey Closet's story.

It is very wierd.

Who knew UK news media organisations were so dependent on pilates treatments that they could be blackmailed into running utterly irrelevant, bogus pilates-related stories like this?
posted by Blue Stone at 8:49 AM on September 8, 2004

Not to hyperventilate or anything, but that statue is the most beautiful fucking thing I've ever clapped eyes on. My literal awe at the thing's beauty was strangely tinged by a certain despair: the gut-wrenching knowledge that nothing I could ever do would ever possibly equal its beauty. Very humbling.
posted by Skot at 9:57 AM on September 8, 2004