DAVID (9 Degrees of Separation)

CAN WE GET FROM HERE...

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...TO HERE (BY WAY OF THE HISTORY OF ART)?

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YES! But with a swerve in the middle.

LET'S START COUNTING!

1501-4: Michelangelo sculpts a monumental marble David to surmount a buttress at Florence Cathedral: 1

1504: The David is placed, instead, in front of the Palazzo Vecchio: 2

1873: The original David is transferred to the Accademia Gallery: 3

Also in 1873: A marble replica is placed in front of the Palazzo Vecchio: 4

(For steps 1 through 4, you can find a fuller chronology with Illustrations here.)

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2010: Michelangelo's David (in replica) casts a dramatic shadow  on the facade of the Palazzo Vecchio: 5  

MEANWHILE: Male bonding ensues.

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Working on the concept: 6

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Different nude, different medium, same Michelangelo: 7

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Concept achieved: 8

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They never even got the photo, but we did!: 9