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david, by donatello

Italian sculptor Donatello executed his David, the first nude statue of the Renaissance, about 1430-1435. This nearly life-size bronze image of the biblical hero was also the first statue since classical antiquity to be cast in the round. Its realism marked a departure from the conventions of Gothic sculpture, which mostly produced rigid, columnar figures.

 

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Uploaded on March 31, 2008
Taken on March 31, 2008