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The Second David

7/7/2019

 
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Bronze copy of Michelangelo's David by Clemente Papi, Piazzale Michelangiolo, Florence
Bronze copy of Michelangelo's David by Clemente Papi

Since 1875, the 400th anniversary of Michelangelo's birth, a bronze copy of the master's statue of David, the work of Clemente Papi (1803-75), has been the centrepiece of Piazzale Michelangiolo.  

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