FILE: 16_David_Donatello.jpg

TITLE: SCULPTURE - David - EARLY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

DESCRIPTION: Bronze scuplture of biblical David by DONATELLO. People in Florence saw it as a metaphor for virtue against evil & little guys winning over big guys. FIRST FREE STANDING NUDE since antiquity. Contraposto style (weight shifted on one leg). This is a character from the Old Testament in Greek form -- this combo's popular in Renaissance.