Marble Sculpture Of David Donatello

Donatello s marble statue of david.

Marble sculpture of david donatello.

The biblical character of david was a highly popular subject in renaissance art perhaps made most famous by michelangelo s marble interpretation before him however the florentine sculptor donatello c. However all references from the early renaissance 1400 90 clearly identify the sculpture as david. Italian sculptor donatello is one of the most influential artists of the 15th century in italy known for his marble sculpture david among other popular works. David is nude in this depiction other than his helmet and boots.

Donatello s david in marble from 1408 1409. The marbled version features david fully clothed. The artist s second sculpture of david measures 158cm and is dated from the 1430s to 1440s. 1386 1466 ce full name donato di niccolo di betto bardi was an italian renaissance artist best known for his sculptures such as the striking bronze figure of david now in the bargello museum of his native florence.

David is a masterpiece of renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the italian artist michelangelo. David was originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of prophets to be positioned along the roofline of the east end of florence cathedral. 1386 1466 created an evocative bronze cast representation of david that stands apart from its successors. The metal depiction shows the young shepherd boy after he has already slain the.

Nude sculpture within the renaissance was of course particularly common. Donatello s earliest work of which there is certain knowledge a marble statue of david shows an artistic debt to ghiberti who was then the leading florentine exponent of international gothic a style of graceful softly curved lines strongly influenced by northern european art. Donatello was influential in popularising the classicizing style where renaissance artists looked to the surviving works of antiquity for inspiration. One should note that in 1408 9 at the age of 23 donatello carved a bland conventional 6 foot tall marble sculpture of david for the.

David is a 5 17 metre 17 0 ft marble statue of the biblical figure david a favoured subject in the art of florence. Donatello s penitent magdalene was a wooden sculpture that was carefully planned in order to reduce the chances of any cracking. David is the name given to two sculptures by the early renaissance italian sculptor donatello. David shown on the left was produced from bronze and an earlier less famous version was produced in marble.

In 1408 the artist was tasked to carve a marble statue of david who was a biblical character that fought courageously against the gigantic goliath.