David (Michelangelo) - Quiz
David Michelangelo
  • 1. Since what year has Michelangelo's David been on display at the Galleria dell'Accademia?
A) 1873
B) 1847
C) 1866
D) 1858
  • 2. Who commissioned Clemente Papi to create a plaster cast of the David?
A) Stefano Ricci
B) Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
C) Queen Victoria
D) The Operai
  • 3. What material did Clemente Papi likely use to release the mould?
A) Encaustic wax
B) Wax
C) Fat
D) Oil
  • 4. Where is it difficult to remove gypsum residue from the statue?
A) Between the toes
B) On the face
C) Between the fingers
D) On the shoulders
  • 5. Who received a plaster replica of the David in 1857?
A) The Paris Exposition
B) The Piazzale Michelangelo
C) The South Kensington Museum
D) Queen Victoria
  • 6. In what year was the bronze replica raised on the Piazzale Michelangelo?
A) 1857
B) 1867
C) 1866
D) 1875
  • 7. Why did Duke Leopold II send a gift to Queen Victoria?
A) As a wedding present
B) To celebrate her birthday
C) To trade for a Ghirlandaio painting
D) To assuage ill feelings over a refused painting
  • 8. Where does Papi's copy of the David currently reside in Florence?
A) Gipsoteca of the Istituto Statale d'Arte
B) Piazzale Michelangelo
C) Florence Cathedral
D) Galleria dell'Accademia
  • 9. What was added to the Victoria and Albert Museum's cast due to Queen Victoria's shock at the statue's nudity?
A) A decorative fabric drape
B) A detachable plaster fig leaf
C) A leather loincloth
D) A marble robe
  • 10. What material was the replica installed on the Florence Cathedral in 2010 made of?
A) Bronze
B) Plaster
C) Fibreglass
D) Marble
  • 11. What was the name of the 1966 parody reproduction in San Francisco?
A) Fiberglass David
B) Leather David
C) Parisian David
D) Bronze David
  • 12. Clemente Papi was a student of which person?
A) Michelangelo
B) Domenico Ghirlandaio
C) Stefano Ricci
D) Leopold II
  • 13. What event was the bronze replica meant to commemorate in 1875?
A) The fourth centenary of Michelangelo's birth
B) The anniversary of the commission
C) The opening of the Accademia
D) The Queen's visit
  • 14. Whose bronze David was appropriated by the Signoria in 1494?
A) Ghiberti
B) Verrocchio
C) Michelangelo
D) Donatello
  • 15. For whom was Donatello's bronze David originally made?
A) The Bishop of Florence
B) The Pope
C) Cosimo de' Medici
D) The King of France
  • 16. Where was Donatello's David installed after the Medici were exiled?
A) The Cathedral
B) A private garden
C) Palazzo della Signoria
D) The city gate
  • 17. What was the originally intended location for Michelangelo's David?
A) High up on the cathedral
B) Inside the town hall
C) The city square
D) A royal palace
  • 18. What criteria did the commission use to debate the placement of the statue?
A) History, religion, and politics
B) Cost, transport, and sculptor
C) Height, weight, and material
D) Aria, moda, and qualità
  • 19. What happened to the David's left arm during the 1527 riot?
A) Lost completely
B) Stolen by rioters
C) Broken into three pieces
D) Severed at the shoulder
  • 20. Who claimed to have saved the broken pieces of the David in 1527?
A) Giorgio Vasari
B) Machiavelli
C) Donatello
D) Michelangelo
  • 21. How did David choose to fight Goliath in the Florentine tradition?
A) With a spear
B) With a sword and shield
C) With a sling and a knife
D) With bare hands
  • 22. What is the broncone, which refers to the stump on the back of David's leg?
A) A religious reference
B) Lorenzo de' Medici's personal emblem
C) A symbol of the republic
D) A common tool of the time
  • 23. Which of these was NOT an adornment added to the David after its installation?
A) A sword belt
B) A laurel wreath of gilt bronze
C) A vine of copper leaves
D) A gilded sling strap
  • 24. How does Paoletti describe the David's nakedness in the city's public space?
A) Politically charged
B) Purely artistic
C) Religious symbolism
D) Irrelevant to politics
  • 25. On what date in 1504 was the statue nearing completion?
A) 15 June
B) 10 August
C) 25 January
D) 30 July
  • 26. What is the approximate weight of the David statue in tons?
A) 8.5
B) 12.2
C) 5.17
D) 4.0
  • 27. How many Florentine citizens were on the committee to decide the site for David?
A) 14
B) 9
C) 30
D) 40
  • 28. Which artist was part of the committee to decide the site for David?
A) Piero Cannata
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Baccio Bandinelli
D) Emilio De Fabris
  • 29. Where did Giuliano da Sangallo suggest placing the David?
A) In front of the cathedral
B) Accademia Gallery
C) Loggia dei Lanzi
D) Palazzo della Signoria
  • 30. How long did it take to move the statue from the workshop to the Piazza della Signoria?
A) One day
B) Two weeks
C) One month
D) Four days
  • 31. How many men were involved in moving the statue on greased logs?
A) More than 40
B) 14
C) Exactly 30
D) More than 100
  • 32. Who was originally commissioned to carve the Hercules and Cacus statue?
A) Michelangelo
B) Donatello
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Baccio Bandinelli
  • 33. Who designed the tribune to house the David at the Accademia?
A) Piero Cannata
B) Baccio Bandinelli
C) Emilio De Fabris
D) Michelangelo
  • 34. When was the David finally placed in its permanent setting in the Accademia?
A) 2000
B) 1882
C) 1873
D) 1910
  • 35. What did the 2015 study by Pieraccini et al. measure using interferometric radar?
A) Dynamic movements
B) The chemical composition of the marble
C) The weight of the statue
D) The depth of the cracks
  • 36. What is the broncone in relation to the David statue?
A) The marble block discarded in 1525
B) The sling held over the shoulder
C) The tree trunk against which the right leg rests
D) The pedestal base
  • 37. Which organization disputes the ownership of the David with the municipality of Florence?
A) Italian Culture Ministry
B) Accademia Gallery
C) The UNESCO
D) The Vatican
  • 38. How many segments made up the plaster mould of the David created by Clemente Papi in 1847?
A) More than 1,500
B) 14
C) 30
D) Exactly 40
  • 39. What philosophical belief influenced Michelangelo's view that he was liberating figures from stone?
A) Stoic
B) Empiricist
C) Neo-Platonic
D) Existentialist
  • 40. According to Giorgio Vasari, in what order did Michelangelo chisel parts of his sculptures?
A) Lowest relief first
B) The base first
C) Highest relief first
D) The head first
  • 41. What was the grade of the marble block used for the David?
A) Statuario
B) Roman limestone
C) Bianco ordinario
D) Carrara superior
  • 42. What heavy, pointed iron tool did Michelangelo use to rough out the main mass of the stone?
A) Gradina
B) Trapano
C) Subbia
D) Calcagnuolo
  • 43. What tool did Michelangelo use to sculpt David's hair and the pupils of his eyes?
A) Trapano
B) Unghietto
C) Gradina
D) Subbia
  • 44. Which tool did the 2003 restoration identify as being used on the David, aside from the subbia and gradina?
A) Serrated saw
B) Dente di cane
C) Copper file
D) Flat chisel
  • 45. What type of chisel did Michelangelo avoid using in his sculpting process?
A) Drills
B) Pointed chisels
C) Toothed chisels
D) Flat chisels
  • 46. What does Irving Lavin suggest the 'node' of marble on the chest of the gigante was intended for?
A) A decorative buckle
B) An anchor for a spear
C) A knot of clothing
D) A point for mechanical transfer
  • 47. On what date did Michelangelo begin work on the giant?
A) 9 October 1501
B) 13 August 1501
C) 13 September 1501
D) 9 September 1501
  • 48. Who was the sculptor who had previously attempted the giant before Michelangelo?
A) Agostino di Duccio
B) Donatello
C) Giorgio Vasari
D) Franca Falletti
  • 49. What is the length of the marble block used for the David in braccia?
A) Twelve braccia
B) Seven braccia
C) Nine braccia
D) Five braccia
  • 50. What is the name of the serrated claw chisel used once the basic form began to emerge?
A) Subbia
B) Calcagnuolo
C) Gradina
D) Dente di cane
  • 51. What is the name of the organization that oversaw the construction of the Florence Cathedral?
A) Medici Council
B) Operai del Duomo
C) Otto di Guardia
D) Arte della Lana
  • 52. What was the statue of David originally intended to represent?
A) A mythological hero
B) A Roman emperor
C) A Medici family member
D) An Old Testament prophet
  • 53. What nickname did the Operai give to the large block of marble?
A) il capolavoro
B) il gigante
C) il marmo bianco
D) il profeta
  • 54. How old was Michelangelo when he received the contract for the David?
A) 30
B) 35
C) 21
D) 26
  • 55. Where was the marble block for the David acquired?
A) Fantiscritti quarry
B) Piazza della Signoria
C) The Medici estate
D) Florence Cathedral yard
  • 56. Which pose is used in Michelangelo's David to convey a sense of potential energy?
A) Contrapposto
B) Symmetrical balance
C) Dynamic lunge
D) Static frontal pose
  • 57. Who originally manifested the contrapposto pose in ancient sculpture?
A) Verrocchio
B) Polykleitos
C) Vasari
D) Donatello
  • 58. Who argues that the pedestal is the component that decides the monumentality of a sculpture?
A) Antonio da Sangallo the Elder
B) Rosalind Krauss
C) Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
D) Simone del Pollaiolo
  • 59. Which scholar specifically notes that the pedestal of the David has been neglected in literature?
A) Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
B) Michelangelo
C) Richard Trexler
D) Alison Wright
  • 60. What is the Italian word generally used for the support of a sculpture?
A) Palazzo
B) Scarpellini
C) Imbasamento
D) Socle
  • 61. Who were the professional carvers of architectural ornament known as?
A) Socle
B) Imbasamento
C) Scarpellini
D) Operai
  • 62. On what date were the architects ordered to make a marble base for the David?
A) 11 July 1504
B) 11 June 1504
C) 11 June 1500
D) 15 June 1504
  • 63. What did the pedestal of the David consist of, according to the text?
A) A series of antique columns
B) A decorative metal frame
C) A sheath surrounding a core
D) A solid block of stone
  • 64. What does Brandt call the David in relation to the history of pedestals?
A) A minor detail
B) A pivotal event
C) An arbitrary addition
D) A failed experiment
  • 65. Who describes the Piazza della Signoria as the greatest public forum for displaying modern freestanding sculpture?
A) Rosalind Krauss
B) Richard Trexler
C) Alison Wright
D) Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
  • 66. Whose work did Alison Wright draw upon to discuss the social context of the statue?
A) Richard Trexler
B) Rosalind Krauss
C) Michelangelo
D) Simone del Pollaiolo
  • 67. What substance did Stefano Ricci apply to the David in 1813?
A) Linseed oil only
B) Marble dust paste
C) Encaustic
D) Varnish
  • 68. Who damaged the David's toe with a hammer in 1991?
A) Piero Cannata
B) Lorenzo Bartolini
C) Stefano Ricci
D) Aristodemo Costoli
  • 69. What chemical did Aristodemo Costoli use to clean the statue in 1843?
A) Hydrochloric acid
B) Bleach
C) Sulfuric acid
D) Vinegar
  • 70. What mineral is the David's marble primarily made of?
A) Calcite
B) Granite
C) Quartz
D) Limestone
  • 71. Who took over the 2004 restoration after Parronchi resigned?
A) Cinzia Parnigoni
B) Antonio Paolucci
C) A member of the National Research Council
D) Stefano Ricci
  • 72. What are the small cavities in the marble called by local quarrymen if they are less than a millimetre in size?
A) Tarme
B) Pores
C) Taròli
D) Halos
  • 73. How often is the statue cleaned using soft brushes and vacuums as of 2024?
A) Once a year
B) Every six months
C) Every week
D) Every two months
  • 74. What did the scientific committee recommend as the cleaning method for the 2004 restoration?
A) Hydrochloric acid wash
B) Poultices soaked in distilled water
C) Motorized erasers
D) Dry soft brushes
  • 75. What term do quarrymen use for cavities in the marble that are several millimetres or larger?
A) Taròli
B) Halos
C) Vents
D) Tarme
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