Which sculptor created David?

Which sculptor created David?

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

Answer: (B)

Think about the sculptor famous for an early Renaissance bronze statue of David. Donatello created a standing bronze David in the mid-1400s, notable for its relaxed, natural stance and for reviving classical sculpture in a new era. The other names are renowned painters, not sculptors associated with this particular statue, so they don’t fit as the creator of this work. Michelangelo later made a famous marble David, but that’s a different sculpture by a different artist. This bronze David is attributed to Donatello.

Think about the sculptor famous for an early Renaissance bronze statue of David. Donatello created a standing bronze David in the mid-1400s, notable for its relaxed, natural stance and for reviving classical sculpture in a new era. The other names are renowned painters, not sculptors associated with this particular statue, so they don’t fit as the creator of this work. Michelangelo later made a famous marble David, but that’s a different sculpture by a different artist. This bronze David is attributed to Donatello.