David (Donatello)

Maya Mills, Bailee Bucko, Paige Trott

The Sculpture of David
- Was created between the years of 1430-1440.
- The medium is Bronze
- The Italian Renaissance Period
- It is located Bargello National Museum
- Height: 5’2 ¼
- He weighs six tons or 12,478 lb
History of the Sculpture
● It is the title of two statues of the biblical hero David by the Italian sculptor
Donatello
● It is a prime example of Renaissance naturalism
● He is standing with one foot on Goliath’s decapitated head
● It was the first known free-standing nude statue and the first unsupported standing
work in bronze
● Florentines adopted the David as a symbol of their own struggle against the
Medici
5 unknown facts about the sculpture
● Donatello’s original sculpture was made of marble and was sculpted in the
15th century
● The Renaissance sculptures of David remain in Florence, where they were
created
● The bronze statue was controversial during the Renaissance
● Several copies of the statue are displayed in locations all over the world
● It was first on display in the courtyard of Medici Family in Florence
Donatello
- Full name: Donato di Niccolò di Betto
Bardi
- He was An Italian sculptor during the times
of the Renaissance.
- He was born In Republic of Florence in
1386.
- He died December 13, 1466 in Republic of
Florence. Cause of death Unknown.
- The Crucifix was recognized definitively as a
work by Donatello from his time in Padua
between 1443 and 1453.
Facts about Donatello
● Donatello was a nickname given to him by his family at a young age
● He mastered multiple techniques of art
● He invented his own style of Relief (Relief is one of the earliest forms of
artistic expression)
● He did not connect well with other people
● Very little is known about his private life beyond the knowledge of his difficult
personality
● His final works were finished by his assistant