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The Bronze David (jan 1, 1440 – dec 31, 1449)

Description:

Sculpted sometime in the 1440's, The Bronze David was made by the great Donatello and is considered his greatest masterpiece. The sculpture is also renowned as the first large-scale free-standing nude statue since antiquity. Depicting David after his battle with the Goliath, this version would have been made almost 50 years before Michelangelo's version.

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Date:

jan 1, 1440
dec 31, 1449
~ 10 years