Machine generated contents note: 1. The commission and history of the David; 2. David, narrative ambiguity, and the competition with antiquity; 3. The David and sculpture at the cathedral; 4. David and the symbols of the state at the Palazzo della Signoria; 5. Naked men in piazza; Appendix I: documents for Michelangelo's David and its predecessors; Appendix II: report of the commission to advise on the placement of the David.
Michelangelo's David : Florentine history and civic identity by John T. Paoletti. ISBN 9781107043596. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.