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Donatello, master of sculpture in both marble and bronze, one of the greatest of all Italian Renaissance artists. He had a more detailed and wide-ranging knowledge of ancient sculpture than any other artist of his day. His work was inspired by ancient visual examples, which he often daringly transformed.
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Donatello’s David. Donatello, David, c. 1440-1460, bronze. Perhaps Donatello’s landmark work – and one of the greatest sculptural works of the early Renaissance – was his bronze statue of David. This work signals the return of the nude sculpture in the round figure, and because it was the first such work like this in over a thousand ...
Oct 14, 2023 · Donatello was undoubtably one of the finest sculptors in all art history and highly significant in influencing elements of the Italian Renaissance. The bronze version of David is perhaps his most famous sculpture from a list of around 20 that still remain today.
SZ: Agreed. There is a certain swagger in that stance and the horrific contrast to the head of Goliath is wild and unnerving. But the contrapposto is also Donatello's swagger, the sculptor's rendering of David offers the most complete expression of this natural stance since antiquity.
The bronze statue of David (ca. 1440) at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence is Donatello’s most recognizable and celebrated work. The sculpture refers to the biblical story of the young and untrained David bringing down Goliath, the giant, and the strongest Philistine warrior.
While Michelangelo's monumental marble 'David' is perhaps better known today, Donatello's iconic bronze was the first free-standing male nude in this luxurious material since antiquity, doubtless inspiring Michelangelo among other masters.
Donatello's David, a groundbreaking early Renaissance sculpture, showcases a return to ancient Greek and Roman appreciation for the human body. This bronze masterpiece, featuring a nude David in contrapposto pose, symbolizes Florence's triumph over Milan and the Medici family's connection to the city's greatness.
