AFTER DONATELLO (ITALIAN, 1386�1466)
CAST PATINATED BRONZE ON MARBLE PLINTH, UNSIGNED
A MINIATURE GRAND TOUR-STYLE BRONZE REPRODUCTION OF DONATELLO’S FAMOUS EARLY RENAISSANCE MASTERPIECE, “DAVID” (CIRCA 1440, CURRENTLY HOUSED IN THE BARGELLO MUSEUM, FLORENCE). THE SCULPTURE DEPICTS THE BIBLICAL HERO AS A NUDE YOUTH STANDING IN CONTRAPPOSTO, WEARING ONLY A LAUREL-TRIMMED SHEPHERD’S HAT AND GREAVES, WITH ONE FOOT RESTING TRIUMPHANTLY UPON THE SEVERED HEAD OF GOLIATH.
THE UNDERSIDE RETAINS A GOLD FOIL DISTRIBUTOR STICKER FOR “ART GALLERY ANTONIO FRILLI, FLORENCE, MADE IN ITALY, VIA DEI FOSSI, 4.”
MEASURES APPROX. 10.375 IN ( 8.75 IN WITHOUT PLINTH)
AFTER DONATELLO DAVID BRONZE SCULPTURE
AFTER DONATELLO (ITALIAN, 1386�1466) CAST PATINATED BRONZE ON MARBLE PLINTH, UNSIGNED A MINIATURE GRAND TOUR-STYLE BRONZE REPRODUCTION OF DONATELLO’S FAMOUS EARLY RENAISSANCE MASTERPIECE, “DAVID” (CIRCA 1440, CURRENTLY HOUSED IN THE BARGELLO MUSEUM, FLORENCE). THE SCULPTURE DEPICTS THE BIBLICAL HERO AS A NUDE YOUTH STANDING IN CONTRAPPOSTO, WEARING ONLY A LAUREL-TRIMMED SHEPHERD’S HAT AND GREAVES, WITH…