Which artist created David?

Which artist created David?

• A. Donatello
• B. Leonardo da Vinci
• C. Raphael
• D. Botticelli

Answer: (A)

David as a subject appears in several Renaissance works, and this item tests your memory of who created the early bronze statue in the Bargello. Donatello’s David, dating to the 1440s, is the first known freestanding nude sculpture since ancient times and helped revive naturalism in sculpture. It shows a young David in a relaxed, confident pose, with Goliath’s head at his feet and a subtle, human expression that feels very Renaissance. The other names listed are famous painters, not sculptors of this statue; there is another well-known David by Michelangelo, but that work is different from this piece. So the sculptor who created this David is Donatello.

David as a subject appears in several Renaissance works, and this item tests your memory of who created the early bronze statue in the Bargello. Donatello’s David, dating to the 1440s, is the first known freestanding nude sculpture since ancient times and helped revive naturalism in sculpture. It shows a young David in a relaxed, confident pose, with Goliath’s head at his feet and a subtle, human expression that feels very Renaissance. The other names listed are famous painters, not sculptors of this statue; there is another well-known David by Michelangelo, but that work is different from this piece. So the sculptor who created this David is Donatello.