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SILVER COIN MARBLE DAVID MICHELANGELO COOK ISLANDS 2010

Famous Michelangelo masterpiece, is depicted on this Silver 925 coin antique finish with a real marble insert. Including a real miniature of the marble sculpture! Unique concept and unique in its kind. First in the series "sculptures of the world".

DAVID - MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI

David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created from 1501 to 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. The 5.17 metre (17 feet) marble statue portrays the Biblical hero David at a moment of contemplation. The most widely accepted interpretation is that the statue represents David immediately before his battle with Goliath, unlike previous depictions which portray the hero after his victory.
This beautiful coin is the first of the series "Sculptures of the world" and is dedicated to his masterpiece, featured by a real marble insert, first ever coin minted this way due to very difficult mintage process. The reverse depicts Queen Elizabeth II profile.

BACKGROUND AND HISTORY


	Perhaps the most famous statue in the world today is the Statue of David by Michelangelo. In 1501 Michelangelo was commissioned to create the David by the Arte della Lana (Guild of Wool Merchant), who were responsible for the upkeep and the decoration of the Cathedral in Florence. For this purpose, he was given a block of marble which Agostino di Duccio had already attempted to fashion forty years previously, perhaps with the same subject in mind. Michelangelo breaks away from the traditional way of representing David. He does not present us with the winner, the giant's head at his feet and the powerful sword in his hand. Rather, he portrays the youth as tense with a sense of gathering power immediately preceding the battle. Perhaps he has caught him just in the moment when he has heard that his people are hesitating, and he sees Goliath jeering and mocking them. Michelangelo places him in the most perfect contraposto, as in the most beautiful Greek representations of heroes. The right-hand side of the statue is smooth and composed while the left-hand side, from the outstretched foot all the way up to the disheveled hair is openly active and dynamic. The muscles and the tendons are developed only to the point where they can still be interpreted as the perfect instrument for a strong will, and not to the point of becoming individual self-governing forms. Once the statue was completed, a committee of the highest ranking citizens and artists decided that it must be placed in the main square of the town, in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, the Town Hall. It was the first time since antiquity that a large statue of a nude was to be exhibited in a public place. Strength and Wrath were the two most important virtues, characteristic of the ancient patron of the city Hercules. Both these qualities of passionate strength and wrath were embodied in the Statue of David.


		With an authentic marble miniature inlaid.
		Limited edition of just 2.500 pcs.
		First coin of the series "Sculptures of the world".
		Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
		Perfect gift for those who love art.


	Metal:	Silver 925
	Country:	Cook Islands
	Year:	2010
	Face value:	5 Dollars
	Weight:	25 g
	Size:	30 x 38 mm
	Grade:	UNC
	Quality:	Antique-finish
	Mintage:	Limited edition of just 2.500 pcs

€ 89.95

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