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Plaster cast - David

David

  • Object:

    Plaster cast

  • Place of origin:

    Florence, Italy (sculpted)

  • Date:

    1428-1430 (sculpted)
    ca. 1885 (cast)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Plaster cast

  • Credit Line:

    Given by the Rt. Hon. Sir J. Savile Lumley

  • Museum number:

    REPRO.1885-197

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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The bronze statue of the young hero David, with the head of the slain giant Goliath at his feet, of which this is a plaster copy, was commissioned from Donatello by Cosimo de’Medici in about 1430. It was the first known free-standing nude statue produced since classical times. For the Florentines, it stood as an allegory of civic virtues triumphing over brutality, and was as celebrated in the 19th century as it is today

Physical description

Plaster Cast of David by Donatello, after the bronze original, situated in the Museo Nationale (Bargello), Florence.

Place of Origin

Florence, Italy (sculpted)

Date

1428-1430 (sculpted)
ca. 1885 (cast)

Materials and Techniques

Plaster cast

Dimensions

Height: 168 cm

Object history note

Given by the Rt. Hon. Sir J. Savile Lumley, Ambassador to Rome, in 1885

Descriptive line

Plaster Cast of David, after the bronze original situated in the Museo Nationale (Bargello), Florence; Donatello, 1428-30, cast ca. 1885

Subjects depicted

David (King)

Categories

Sculpture; Religion

Collection code

SCP

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