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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David (Donatello) | 0 |
| David by Donatello | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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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
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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
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naturalistic ⓘ |
| subject | David (biblical figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Florentine political ideals
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civic virtue ⓘ triumph of the weak over the strong ⓘ |
| title | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wears | laurel-topped hat ⓘ |
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David by Donatello