David (Donatello, marble)
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David is a marble statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello. One of his early works, it was originally commissioned by the Operai del Duomo, the Overseers of the Office
The marble David, pictured at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, in 2022.
The back of the figure not elaborated, with a hole to anchor it
Donatello, David, 1408 9, 1416, Florence, Bargello d 1
Donatello, David, 1408 9, 1416, Florence, Bargello d 2
David (Donatello, bronze)
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David is a bronze statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Early Renaissance sculptor Donatello, probably made in the 1440s, and now in the Bargello, Florence. Nude except for helmet and boots, it i
Donatello, David, bronze, 1435–1440, Florence, Bargello, detail
Donatello, the bronze David (1440s?), Bargello Florence, h.158 cm
Another view of the David.