Donatello
David, Gattamelata
Recovered the classical freestanding figure and surpassed it. His bronze David — the first freestanding nude since antiquity — and the Gattamelata equestrian monument established the Renaissance sculptor as heir to Phidias and Praxiteles.
Key works
- David (bronze)~1440s— First freestanding nude since antiquityMuseo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
- Gattamelata1453— First great equestrian since Marcus AureliusPiazza del Santo, Padua