David Sculptures

David Sculptures David, who was destined to be the second king of Israel, destroyed the Philistine giant Goliath with stone and a sling. Donatello, Verrocchio, Michelangelo, and Bernini each designed a sculpture of David. However, the sculptures are drastically different from one another. Each one is unique in its own certain way. Donatello, whose David was the first life-size nude statue since Classical times, struck a balance between Classicism and the realism by presenting a …

…feats, like defeating Goliath. Finally, Bernini’s David is a full grown man. He, like Michelangelo’s David, also appears to be strong, brave and gifted enough to slaughter Goliath. <b>Works Cited</b> <li>Fichner-Rathus, Lois. Understanding Art. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1995. <li>Italian Masters. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1940. <li>Meyer, Alfred Gotthold. Donatello. Liepzig: Fischer & Wittig, 1904. <li>Scribner, Charles. Gianlorenzo Bernini. New York: H.N. Abrams, Publishers, 1991.