Happy Birthday David
September 8, 2004 2:42 AM Subscribe
Happy Birthday David! Today is the 500th anniversary of the statue's unveiling.
That sculpture is why I want to go to Florence. Nice post, azul.
posted by theora55 at 5:23 AM on September 8, 2004
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
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
(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
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
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
Cpunks/cpunks got me in just fine.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 7:15 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
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
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
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
posted by Skot at 9:57 AM on September 8, 2004
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