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 For whom was Donatello's bronze David originally made?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