The Donatello David
Donatello (C.1420-1466) ranks as one of the most famous names in the history of Florentine Renaissance art. The sculpture of David was commissioned by Cosimo De'Medici for his palace in Florence and is exhibited today in the Bargello.

Cast in Bronze by the historical bronze foundry in Italy, this exquisite work is as close to the original as is possible. Remarkably a cast was taken from the renaissance original by the foundry in the 19th Century. This is possibly Donatello's most celebrated statue, being the first free standing life size nude of the renaissance.

David is depicted in a naturalist pose with countenance of dreamy contemplation. His left foot rests on the head of Goliath, he holds a sword in the right hand and a rock in the left with a circlet of laurel leaves entwining the helmet.