Michelangelo’s David — in context

In the early 1440s — just over thirty years before Michelangelo was born — a Florentine Artist named Donatello created an iconic sculpture of the Biblical figure of David.

Donatello was one of the great masters of his day — and, in fact, remains a famous name to us even now, being among the greatest sculptors to have ever lived.

But this new bronze of his, in particular, really took the artist’s fame to a whole new level. Not just for it’s striking beauty — but, also, as the first free standing nude since ancient times.