DONATELLO

EARLY LIFE

• Born 1386 in Florence
• loved antique art and humanist theories
• Lived most of life in florence
• Travelled to Rome, Padua and Sienna

THE DAVID

• Arguably Donatello's most widely recognized work
• First freestanding sculpture in Christian Era
• Based upon a boy from the Bible who grew up to be a king

HOW IS IT HUMANIST?

• The David is a very humanist sculpture, showing confidence and personality of humans.
• The sculpture shows a determined facial expression
• One of first humanist sculptures featuring a Contrapposto pose

FLORENCE ITALY

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