Renaissance Art Michelangelo David. In reality however, the composition is more complex and more political. Donatello’s bronze david, is usually thought to show either the forces of civilization conquering savagery or an affirmation of the political dominance in florence or milan or the medici family over.
One idea of renaissance art was to capture way people looked and acted. His works include the sistine chapel. However, it is the david alone that almost certainly holds the title of the most recognizable statue in the history of art.
The biblical character of david was a highly popular subject in renaissance art, perhaps made most famous by michelangelo's marble interpretation.before him, however, the florentine sculptor donatello (c.
I am instantly drawn to this piece of art because of the story it tells. While the realism and dynamism of bernini’s david make it a typical baroque work, michelangelo’s david high idealization and more static and solid pose make it a typical work of high renaissance art. Michelangelo was fundamental to the high renaissance movement and his finest works included david, the creation of adam and pieta. Michelangelo's david not only embodies the aesthetics of high renaissance art, the politics of renaissance florence, and the technical virtuosity of greek sculpture, but also has become one of the most recognized works of renaissance sculpture, becoming a symbol of both strength and youthful human beauty.