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Title |
Artist |
Date |
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David (replica) |
Angelus & Sons (Founder),
Michelangelo Burnarroti (Original Sculptor)
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Executed 1900, Dedicated 12/15/1903 |
Medium
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Medium |
Category |
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Bronze Statue on Engraved Granite
Base
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Statue |
Measurements
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Unit Measure |
Object Height |
Object Width |
Object Depth |
Object Diameter |
|
Feet |
17 |
5.167 |
3.5 |
N/A |
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Unit Measure |
Base Height |
Base Width |
Base Depth |
Base Diameter |
|
Feet |
8 |
7.75 |
5.75 |
N/A |
Description
|
Description |
Biblical hero David stands nude with his proper left arm bent at the
elbow towards his chin and his proper right arm to his side, bent
slightly at the wrist. He holds two ends of a sling, one in his proper
right hand and the other in his proper left hand. The inscription on
the front of the base reads: "David, Michael Angelo, 1474-1564" The
inscription on the rear of the base reads: "Presented to the Buffalo
Historical Society and the city of Buffalo by Andrew Langdon, MCMIII."
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Biographical Info.
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Bio. |
This classical statue of David is a copy of Michelangelo's masterpiece
which stands in the academy of fine arts in Florence, Italy. This
particular copy by the founder Angelus & Sons was purchased at the
Paris Exposition in 1900 and gifted to the City of Buffalo Historical
Society by Andrew Langdon. A bronze replica of David by Florentine
founder Clemente Papi is located in the Piazzetta Michelangelo in
Florence, while a replica by the Fondaria Artistica of Rome is located
in Sioux Falls, SD.
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Location History
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Location |
Purpose |
Date Verified |
Current Record |
|
Delaware Park, south of the Sqajaquada Expressway |
Display |
December 2003 |
Yes |
Conservation/Preservation History
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Treatment Performed by |
Date Completed |
Previous Object Condition |
New Object Condition |
Previous Base Condition |
New Base Condition |
Current Record |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
September 2002 |
Fair |
Very Good |
Good |
Very Good |
Yes |
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Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
November 2000 |
Fair |
Very Good |
Good |
Very Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
October 1998 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Very Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
October 1996 |
Good |
Very Good |
Very Good |
Very Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
September 1995 |
Good |
Very Good |
Very Good |
Very Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
July 1994 |
Poor |
Excellent |
Fair |
Excellent |
No |
Condition Survey History
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Surveyed By |
Purpose |
Date Completed |
Object
Condition |
Base Condition |
Current Record |
|
University at Buffalo,
School of Architecture and Planning |
Save Outdoor Sculpture
Inventory and Condition Survey |
June 1992 |
Poor |
Fair |
No |
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