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Examining the Same Subject
The following slides show the same subject matter represented in vastly different ways.Consider the following:
1. What cultural or social influences impacted the different artist’s representations?
2. What do the different poses, structures, forms, and facial expressions say about what the artist is trying to convey?
3. How does personal context change the way we are shown the subject matter? How does each make you feel? Why?
Completed: 1440Period: Early RenaissanceArtist: Donatello
Completed: 1504Period: Italian RenaissanceArtist: Michelangelo
Completed: 1624Period: Baroque Artist: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Completed: 1440Period: Early RenaissanceArtist: Donatello
Completed: 1504Period: Italian RenaissanceArtist: Michelangelo
Completed: 1624Period: Baroque Artist: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Background on the Three Statues
The three statues of David were modeled as representations of a biblical hero the king David of Israel who in his young age killed a hero warrior Goliath armed with only a stone and a swirl.
The three statues are different from each other in that they were of different periods and used different materials to develop the statue. However, the statues are also different from each other in dressing codes and body posture.
All the three statues were developed in Italy and that's where they are found and serve as tourist attraction sites.
Background on the Three StatuesEach artist developed a statue which was different from each other as well. The first statue developed by Donatello represented David as a boastful hero who admired the physical power he had. Also, the statue was naked which brought moral controversy which made it not to be put in front of town hall. The second statue by Michelangelo was perfect and represented David as a humble hero and was placed in front of the town hall where it serves as one of the major tourist attraction sites in Italy. The last statue by Bernini represented David as an energetic youth twisting his body hard to gain the required force of releasing the stone against the giant, Goliath.
