• Even though Donatello’s bronze David is significantly different than his marble David, a precedent existed for using David as a political symbol.
  • David is a marble statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello. It was probably originally commissioned by the Opera del Duomo for Florence Cathedral...
  • Donatello’s David stands at around 5’5, while Michelangelo’s hero is an incredible 17 feet high, making it more than twice the size of its predecessor.
  • It depicts David, a character from the Bible who won a battle against a giant named Goliath. Donatello. David, about 1440s, bronze.
  • In all earlier images of David, including an earlier marble version carved by Donatello himself, David is clothed.
  • They could be referring to one of two statues. Donatello’s David statues include one made of marble and the more famous statue of David made of bronze.
  • Donatello's Bronze David Sculpture from 1430s-1440s. Donatello's David in Marble from 1408-1409. Where can the David be found today?
  • Donatello (about 1386 – 1466) created some of the most significant sculptures of the biblical hero David to come out of the Renaissance.
  • Perhaps Donatello’s landmark work – and one of the greatest sculptural works of the early Renaissance – was his bronze statue of David.
  • ↑ Sarah Blake McHam. Donatello'nun Floransa'daki Medici Hükümdarlığının Metaforları Olarak Bronz David ve Judith'i. // Sanat Bülteni. - 2001. - Cilt.