Michelangelo’s David, Explained in a NYC Subway

slow art story by The Big Picture with Jerry Saltz

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Our art critic, Jerry Saltz, schlepped a replica of Michelangelo’s David underground into a subway, in hopes to learn what New Yorkers make of David and also help them understand the work.

Via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCOhB7y7V4Q

Gallerie dell’Accademia
Hall of the Prisoners

"David"

by Michelangelo

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