Donatello's David

For choosing my artist for this blog I was fascinated about Donatello. Not only because he was so talented, but because of the way Vasari praised him so much. It was very obvious from the start that Vasari truly admired Donatello. As quoted by Vasari, “devoting himself to the art of design, he became not only an unusually fine sculptor and a marvelous statue- maker, but also grew experienced in stucco, quite skilled in perspective, and highly esteemed in architecture. His works possessed so much grace and excellence and such a fine sense of design hat they were considered to be more like the distinguished works of the ancient Greeks and Romans han those of any other artist who has ever existed, and he is therefore quite rightly recognized as the first artisan who properly used the device of scenes in bas- relief. He worked out these scenes with such careful thought, true facility, and expert skill that it was obvious he possessed a true understanding of them and executed them with extraordinary beauty. Thus, no other artisan surpassed him in this field, and even in our own times, there is no one who is his equal.” Donatello is known for his impeccable statues. Donatello carved a statue of David in 1408. This statue was Donatello’s first noticed work, and it proved that he would be very successful in the near future. When looking at the statue and David’s stance I thought it showed a little cockiness and as if David new he was important. While observing his blank facial expression I saw some sort curiosity. Considering, those emotions are complete opposite it makes the sculpture even more interesting.

Donatello's David sculpture