David is a life-size marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The sculpture was part of a commission to decorate the villa of Bernini's patron Cardinal Scipione Borghese – the Galleria Borghese – where it still resides. It was completed in the course of seven months from 1623 to 1624.
This is one my favorite sculptures. These Italians are just so fucking gifted!
Comparing the Davids of Donatello (c. 1430-1440), Verrocchio (1476), Michelangelo (1504), and Antonin Mercié (1873). Personally I find the Bernini as the most sophisticated. At the first glance I can see the movement, the richness of its emotions, and its life. Scultura eccellente!
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (also spelled Gianlorenzo or Giovanni Lorenzo) (Naples, 7 December 1598 – Rome, 28 November 1680) was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect. In addition he painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork and stage sets.A student of Classical sculpture, Bernini possessed the unique ability to capture, in marble, the essence of a narrative moment with a dramatic naturalistic realism which was almost shocking. This ensured that he effectively became the successor of Michelangelo.
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