David — Michelangelo

David is a 5.17-meter marble colossus carved from a single block of Carrara marble between 1501 and 1504, weighing about 5.5 tons with explicit anatomical detail. The statue's contrapposto and hand veins showcase unmatched mastery. It is heavier and more physically ambitious than The Birth of Venus at #4, which is a painted canvas at 1.72 by 2.78 meters, proving Michelangelo's superiority in sculpting dynamic human form.