David Greek Art Analysis

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Throughout the history of art, the story of David and Goliath has appeared many times. The story begins with Goliath, a giant over nine feet high, taunting the Israelites. He brags that no one will ever defeat him. David, a young boy, faces Goliath, armed only with stones and his sling. David shot only one stone. The stone killed Goliath. The moral of the story is that the power of God is stronger than any other force on Earth. Three artists, Bernini, Michelangelo, and Donatello, each retold the story the way they knew best: through art. THESIS STATEMENT
The bronze David sculpted by Donatello is a free standing nude sculpture created in 1440. David is positioned upright. He wears a decorated hat and a pair of embroidered boots. Other than …show more content…

Donatello uses minimum space. His David is slender and stands straight up, taking little room. It reaches just barely over five feet. David’s eyes are cast downwards, which leaves your focus mainly on the sculpture as a whole. Then there is Donatello’s David. The fact the figure is mid-movement makes it hard to see the whole thing. Your eyes want to muse on every detail about it, rather than the entirety of it. The concentration written on his face creates a feeling of determination in the viewers. Maybe we’ve never been through David’s struggle, but we have all face challenges. Donatello’s David reminds us of how we felt and puts you on edge in a positive way. Michelangelo’s David deals a lot more with what’s not there than with what is. The sculpture is undeniably enormous; Michelangelo made sure he would be the center of attention. However, David is noticeably staring at something to his left. You know nothing is there, but you still want to turn around and find what has his attention. It makes you wonder what he could possibly be looking at. Something as simple as his eyes directed at something else just automatically fills the room. Without you realizing it, the three David’s all engage you in not just the sculptures themselves, but everything surrounding

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