도나텔로의 다윗 (1430-40)

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David (1430-40) – Donatello

One of the most famous examples of Early Renaissance sculpture, Donatello’s David is much different than Michelangelo’s High Renaissance version of the same subject. Born Donato de Niccoló Bardi, Donatello’s David is believed to have been commissioned by Cosimo de’ Medici. What makes this piece quite unique for the time was that it was the first freestanding nude sculpture since antiquity, and the body itself is feminine, speaking to the fact the David portrayed is a young man. Wearing a hat – the same type they would have worn during those times – David, who has long hair, is standing on Goliath’s head, revealing to the viewer that he had just slain the enemy. Today, the sculpture can be seen at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello.

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