David (sculpture) by Donatello

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David (sculpture) by Donatello is a pioneering early Renaissance bronze statue of the biblical hero David, celebrated as the first freestanding nude male sculpture since antiquity and a landmark of Florentine art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture
sculpture
artist Donatello NERFINISHED
artisticPeriod Quattrocento NERFINISHED
artMovement Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED
collection Museo Nazionale del Bargello collection
commissionedBy Cosimo de' Medici NERFINISHED
comparedWith David (Michelangelo) NERFINISHED
country Italy
creationDate circa 1440s
creator Donatello NERFINISHED
culturalContext Florentine Republic NERFINISHED
depicts David (biblical figure) NERFINISHED
genderDepicted male
genre religious art
hasPart Goliath's severed head
height approximately 158 cm
heritageDesignation masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture
holds sword
iconography youthful David with sword and hat
inception first half of the 15th century
influenced later Renaissance sculptors
languageOfWork none (visual artwork)
locatedIn Florence
location Museo Nazionale del Bargello NERFINISHED
madeOf bronze
materialUsed bronze
movement Early Renaissance NERFINISHED
namedAfter David (biblical figure) NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first freestanding nude male sculpture since antiquity
contrapposto stance
sensuous treatment of the male nude
use of lost-wax bronze casting
nudity full-length nude
originalLocation Palazzo Medici Riccardi NERFINISHED
patron Medici family NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Florence NERFINISHED
pose contrapposto
represents victory of David over Goliath
shows David standing over the head of Goliath
style classically inspired
naturalistic
subject David (biblical figure) NERFINISHED
symbolizes Florentine political ideals
civic virtue
triumph of the weak over the strong
title David NERFINISHED
wears laurel-topped hat

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David di Donatello namedAfter David (sculpture) by Donatello
Italian Renaissance sculpture notableWork David (sculpture) by Donatello
this entity surface form: David by Donatello
David di Donatello Award trophyDepicts David (sculpture) by Donatello
this entity surface form: David by Donatello