Michaelangelo's sculpture of King David is the raison d'etre of a visit to the Academia Galleria in Florence. The statue is truly a masterpiece of a great artist, but unfortunately, it has become a Florentine Mona Lisa. The tourists ignore almost every other statue and painting in the museum. The wonderful Fiorentine paintings don't get any attention.
Who cares about Sandro Botticelli? What does it matter if there is one of the rarest collections of old Russian Orthodox Icons in the museum? Should anyone bother about the other sculptures there, which give a real idea of people, faces and life in the days of the Renaissance?
Seeing David is as much about bragging rights than anything else. This reminded me of how Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Dali and Picasso are ignored at the Louvre all at the expense of the great Mona Lisa. In all fairness though, David is more impressive than Da Vinci's most famous painting.
Who cares about Sandro Botticelli? What does it matter if there is one of the rarest collections of old Russian Orthodox Icons in the museum? Should anyone bother about the other sculptures there, which give a real idea of people, faces and life in the days of the Renaissance?
Seeing David is as much about bragging rights than anything else. This reminded me of how Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Dali and Picasso are ignored at the Louvre all at the expense of the great Mona Lisa. In all fairness though, David is more impressive than Da Vinci's most famous painting.
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