Painting --15th Century Italian Art-- David
In this freestanding nude ( the first since ancient times) Donatello re-invented the classical style. The figure is shown neither as a god or an athlete. He is shown as an innocent adolesent obviously proud of himself for slaying the giant Goliath.

David

Who- Donatello
What- Bronze
When- 1469 A.D.
Where-Florence, Italy Why- innocent, young depiction of the subject
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