Why did Michelangelo make the marble sculpture, 'David' naked?

The statue of David was a tribute at the time to the millenia-long Greek sculptural tradition, the heroic standing nude. read more

The statue of David was a tribute at the time to the millenia-long Greek sculptural tradition, the heroic standing nude. Michelangelo's David was intended to be a multi-faceted symbol of the "hero" - both a religious inspiration, and a social statement of City State politics - an embodiment of defiance and freedom. read more

David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David is a 5.17-metre (17.0 ft) marble statue of a standing male nude. The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. read more