Bronze Donatello Vs Marble Donatello

1386 1466 ce full name donato di niccolo di betto bardi was an italian renaissance artist best known for his sculptures such as the striking bronze figure of david now in the bargello museum of his native florence.

Bronze donatello vs marble donatello. 1386 1466 created an evocative bronze cast representation of david that stands apart from its successors. Donatello one is after the battle tree trunk vs. Conceived fully in the round independent of any architectural surroundings and largely representing an allegory of the civic virtues triumphing over brutality and irrationality it is arguably the first major work of renaissance sculpture. The metal depiction shows the young shepherd boy after he has already slain the.

In 1443 when donatello was about to start work on two much more ambitious pairs of bronze doors for the sacristies of the cathedral he was lured to padua by a commission for a bronze equestrian statue of a famous venetian condottiere erasmo da narmi popularly called gattamelata the honeyed cat who had died shortly before. Donatello s bronze david now in the bargello museum is donatello s most famous work and the first known free standing nude statue produced since antiquity. Donato di niccolo bardi more commonly known as donatello was an italian sculptor of the early 15th century in the early stages of the renaissance. Donatello was influential in popularising the classicizing style where renaissance artists looked to the surviving works of antiquity for inspiration.

1440 1460 bronze perhaps donatello s landmark work and one of the greatest sculptural works of the early renaissance was his bronze statue of david. Donatello donatello paduan period. This was an indication of the development of sculpture history as donatello existed at earlier time than michelangelo. Although the original bronze david by donatello remains in florence several copies are on display in locations around the world including a rendition in plaster in london s victoria and albert museum a marble replica in the royal botanic gardens and a plaster version in connecticut s slater museum.

Donatello s statue was made of bronze while michelangelo s statue was carved out of marble. This work signals the return of the nude sculpture in the round figure and because it was the first such work like this in over a thousand years it is one of the. The biblical character of david was a highly popular subject in renaissance art perhaps made most famous by michelangelo s marble interpretation before him however the florentine sculptor donatello c.