David

After finishing work on The Lion King I went to Rome and Florence just to study Italian sculpture and art in general. Michelangelo's magnificent David is housed in the Galleria dell' Accademia di Firenze, and I remember how crowded the museum was that day. Probably the reason I didn't sketch the full body.

You might know that David's head and and hands are proportionally oversized, which of course has its reason. After its completion in 1504 the statue was supposed to be placed on top of the Duomo Cathedral. From ground level David's proportions would have looked perfect. 

However at the time a committee decided that the statue was too significant to be hidden away on the roof alongside other notable Old Testament figures. So David was placed in front of the Palazzo dale Signoria instead. In 1873 he was moved to his current location.

If you haven't seen this symbol of Italian Renaissance in person, it's worth the trip to Florence! I forgot to mention the sculptor was 29 years old when he finished David. (He was 26 when he started the sculpture).

Another fun fact: Raphael admired Michelangelo's David, Leonardo Da Vinci on the other hand only had "snappish" remarks.