the views of david

The point of views of David
These sculptures are based on the stories of King David of the Old Testament who entered battle with goliath on behalf of the Israelites. The first time David publicly displayed his courage was when, as an inexperienced shepherd boy armed with only a stick and three stones, he fought the nine-foot, bronze armored Philistine giant, Goliath of Gath. After skilled warriors had cowered in fear for days, David made a slingshot, which God told him would win him the battle. He was only a child and a shepherd when he fought the battle hard warrior that goliath was depicted as. David is the second king of Israel and is a symbol of the Florentine Republic. He was the underdog in the battle with goliath such as the Florentine republic was to Milan. The reason I chose these were because I have seen Michelangelo’s David on my trip through Italy them up-close I decided to write about him but Someone gave me the idea to compare him to another one of his three replicas made around the same time. There are 2 Very famous interpretations of David by two very famous artists, im sure you know the name maybe not the art hey have created. To better understand the works of art we will first go over, the artist that created them. Donatello and Michelangelo Both names that will be remembered through time.
Donatello was a Sculptor born in C.E 1386 in Florentine; Italy. And died in 1466 .Donatello was educated in the house of the Martelli family. He he received training in a goldsmith's workshop, and then worked briefly in the studio of Lorenzo Ghiberti. The detail he inserted in his art made him a well know sculptor of the early Renaissance.
Michelangelo was an Architect, Painter, Sculptor, Poet that w...

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...ts the hand of god that aided him in his victorious battle, due to the abnormal size of his right This David is an image of heroism.
Both of these David’s have many similarities but also differences. The size in the statues are huge Michelangelo’s David is 3 times larger than Donatello’s. They were both created different ways. Donatello’s was a cast using methods since antiquity. And Michelangelo chipped away from a huge stone for 3 years to create his David. Although both of these artworks are amazing I believe Donatello’s David to hold more significance to our art history. It was the first frees standing sculpture since antiquity. He gave everyone after his time the idea to make free standing sculptures again, and the idea flourished. And there were 3 David’s made in a 200 year period after Donatello’s matching his Statue one way or another.