KING DAVID
XXII-KING DAVID
The World Most Famous Statue, marble sculpture by World Most Famous Artist:
David was, according to the books of Samuel, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus. Born: 1040 BC, Bethlehem. Died: 970 BC, Jerusalem. Buried: City of David, Jerusalem, Israel Children: Solomon, Absalom, Adonijah, Amnon, Nathan, Tamar, more. Parents: Jesse, Nitzevet. Spouse: Michal, Bathsheba, Avital, Haggith, Maacah, Ahinoam, Abigail,Eglah.
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by Michelangelo. It is a 4.34-metre, 5.17-metre with the base marble statue of a standing male nude.