David in three views

1. Examining the Same Subject
The following slides show the same subject matter
represented in vastly different ways.
Consider the following:
1. What cultural or social influences impacted the
different artist’s representations?
2. What do the different poses, structures, forms, and
facial expressions say about what the artist is trying
to convey?
3. How does personal context change the way we are
shown the subject matter? How does each make you
feel? Why?

2. Completed: 1440
Period: Early Renaissance
Artist: Donatello
Completed: 1504
Period: Italian Renaissance
Artist: Michelangelo
Completed: 1624
Period: Baroque
Artist: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

3. Completed: 1440
Period: Early Renaissance
Artist: Donatello

4. Completed: 1504
Period: Italian Renaissance
Artist: Michelangelo

5. Completed: 1624
Period: Baroque
Artist: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

6. Background on the Three Statues
The three statues of David were modeled as
representations of a biblical hero the king David of Israel
who in his young age killed a hero warrior Goliath armed
with only a stone and a swirl.
The three statues are different from each other in that
they were of different periods and used different
materials to develop the statue. However, the statues are
also different from each other in dressing codes and body
posture.
All the three statues were developed in Italy and that's
where they are found and serve as tourist attraction sites.

7. Background on the Three Statues
Each artist developed a statue which was different from each
other as well. The first statue developed by Donatello
represented David as a boastful hero who admired the
physical power he had.
Also, the statue was naked which brought moral controversy
which made it not to be put in front of town hall. The second
statue by Michelangelo was perfect and represented David as
a humble hero and was placed in front of the town hall where
it serves as one of the major tourist attraction sites in Italy.
The last statue by Bernini represented David as an energetic
youth twisting his body hard to gain the required force of
releasing the stone against the giant, Goliath.