Verrocchio's David: more real, less ideal
Andrea del Verrocchio, David with the Head of Goliath, c. 1465, bronze with gilding, 126 cm high (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence)
A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker at the Bargello
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