To Italy with Love: My Italian Adventure - Part 3
Lost files from Italy 2018.... Praying for the people of Italy and all throughout the world.... "I leave my soul to God and my body to Florence." Michelangelo Florence Our next morning was spent roaming the halls of the Galleria dell'Accademia (Accademia Gallery), which is the home of Michelangelo's statue of David, the prisoners (unfinished works my Michelangelo) and Pieta which features Mary, Jesus, and Mary Magdalene. It is sort of unreal to imagine how a single individual could have created such a masterpiece. We are talking centuries before technology and special tools. At 26 years-old, Michelangelo insisted on working alone using only the tools that were available to him at the time. It took him 2 and a half years to complete the statue. The David stands 13 feet 5 inches and weighs 5-6 tons. David is captured holding the slingshot and rock just before the battle against Goliath. The statue was originally located outside near the city center of Fl
