The nakedness of Donatello's bronze David stands out starkly in contrast to the other fifteenth century images of David. Even though other works show knowledge of the Donatello bronze, like the hand holding the sword in Bellano's David or the hand on the hip in the Master of the David and Saint John Statuettes, David, none of them repeat the nudity of the Donatello.
Probably the most famous example of fifteenth-century sculpture is the bronze David by Donatello. Dates for the work vary from the 1430s to the 1460s. It is recorded as the centerpiece of the first courtyard in the Palazzo Medici during the wedding festivities of Lorenzo de' Medici and Clarice Orsini in 1469.
He may be known as father of Renaissance Sculpture because he was making the most well known and the nicest sculptures in western art.
There are many statues of David in Florence, as the biblical story was a favorite of the Medici family because of its message that David was more powerful then he seemed.
Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence and patron o...
Portrait of Lorenzo the Magnificent. 1555-1565. Ag...
Medici Family: Lorenzo the Magnificent, retouched ...The wide popularity of the image of David and Goliath in fifteenth century Florentine art. It is well known that David was a symbol of the Florentine Republic.
Perhaps even more than a sculptor, Donatello was an innovator. His artistic techniques were copied repeatedly by his contemporaries and successors and still inspire artists todayDonatello was the first artist to craft a nude sculpture and many followed his example after his death, including Michelangelo.
The nakedness of Donatello's bronze David stands out starkly in contrast to the other fifteenth century images of David. Even though other works show knowledge of the Donatello bronze, like the hand holding the sword in Bellano's David or the hand on the hip in the Master of the David and Saint John Statuettes, David, none of them repeat the nudity of the Donatello.
Probably the most famous example of fifteenth-century sculpture is the bronze David by Donatello. Dates for the work vary from the 1430s to the 1460s. It is recorded as the centerpiece of the first courtyard in the Palazzo Medici during the wedding festivities of Lorenzo de' Medici and Clarice Orsini in 1469.
He may be known as father of Renaissance Sculpture because he was making the most well known and the nicest sculptures in western art.
There are many statues of David in Florence, as the biblical story was a favorite of the Medici family because of its message that David was more powerful then he seemed. The wide popularity of the image of David and Goliath in fifteenth century Florentine art. It is well known that David was a symbol of the Florentine Republic.
Perhaps even more than a sculptor, Donatello was an innovator. His artistic techniques were copied repeatedly by his contemporaries and successors and still inspire artists todayDonatello was the first artist to craft a nude sculpture and many followed his example after his death, including Michelangelo.
The nakedness of Donatello's bronze David stands out starkly in contrast to the other fifteenth century images of David. Even though other works show knowledge of the Donatello bronze, like the hand holding the sword in Bellano's David or the hand on the hip in the Master of the David and Saint John Statuettes, David, none of them repeat the nudity of the Donatello.
Probably the most famous example of fifteenth-century sculpture is the bronze David by Donatello. Dates for the work vary from the 1430s to the 1460s. It is recorded as the centerpiece of the first courtyard in the Palazzo Medici during the wedding festivities of Lorenzo de' Medici and Clarice Orsini in 1469.
He may be known as father of Renaissance Sculpture because he was making the most well known and the nicest sculptures in western art.
There are many statues of David in Florence, as the biblical story was a favorite of the Medici family because of its message that David was more powerful then he seemed. The wide popularity of the image of David and Goliath in fifteenth century Florentine art. It is well known that David was a symbol of the Florentine Republic.
Perhaps even more than a sculptor, Donatello was an innovator. His artistic techniques were copied repeatedly by his contemporaries and successors and still inspire artists todayDonatello was the first artist to craft a nude sculpture and many followed his example after his death, including Michelangelo.
The nakedness of Donatello's bronze David stands out starkly in contrast to the other fifteenth century images of David. Even though other works show knowledge of the Donatello bronze, like the hand holding the sword in Bellano's David or the hand on the hip in the Master of the David and Saint John Statuettes, David, none of them repeat the nudity of the Donatello.
Probably the most famous example of fifteenth-century sculpture is the bronze David by Donatello. Dates for the work vary from the 1430s to the 1460s. It is recorded as the centerpiece of the first courtyard in the Palazzo Medici during the wedding festivities of Lorenzo de' Medici and Clarice Orsini in 1469.
He may be known as father of Renaissance Sculpture because he was making the most well known and the nicest sculptures in western art.
There are many statues of David in Florence, as the biblical story was a favorite of the Medici family because of its message that David was more powerful then he seemed. The wide popularity of the image of David and Goliath in fifteenth century Florentine art. It is well known that David was a symbol of the Florentine Republic.
Perhaps even more than a sculptor, Donatello was an innovator. His artistic techniques were copied repeatedly by his contemporaries and successors and still inspire artists todayDonatello was the first artist to craft a nude sculpture and many followed his example after his death, including Michelangelo.