Dictionary of Renaissance art

DAVID

David: translation

1) (c. 1446-1460; Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello)
Rendered byDonatello, this is the first freestanding nude figure to have been created since antiquity. David is shown as the shepherd boy who volunteered to deliver the Israelites from the Philistines by killing their leader, the giant Goliath. In his left hand he holds the stone he delivered with a sling to knock the man down and in his right is the sword he used to sever his head. The figure stands in an exaggeratedcontrappostothat gives him a marked sway, his left foot resting on the giant's severed head and his left arm akimbo. His hat, identified as that worn by shepherds, and military sandals, coupled by his soft, rather effeminate body, grant an erotic quality to the work. The wreath around the base of the statue symbolizes victory. The details of this commission are unclear, yet the sculpture was seen in the courtyard of thePalazzo Mediciin 1469 during a wedding celebration, which would suggest that Donatello created the work for the Medici. Some art historians in fact believe that the statue may have once served as a fountain in the middle of their courtyard. InFlorence, David became a symbol of the strength of the small city-state forced to face its more powerful enemies and was, therefore, the subject of a number of Renaissance sculptures and paintings.
2) (1501-1504; Florence, Accademia)
Michelangeloreceived the commission to create a statue of David for one of the buttresses of theCathedral of Florencebelow thedome.Since the work was intended to be viewed from below and at a distance, he rendered a colossal figure. When completed, it was so well received that theFlorentinesfelt it should be given a more honorable placement. A group of artists, includingSandro Botticelli, Filippino Lippi, andLeonardo da Vinci, were appointed to decide where the statue should go. They chose the piazza in front of thePalazzo Vecchio, the Florentine seat of government, to stand as symbol of the new republic formed after the Medici's recent expulsion from the city (1494). In 1527, Medici supporters threw a bench at the statue, shattering one arm and a hand.Giorgio Vasariand Francesco Salviati, then teenagers, recovered the broken pieces so it could be restored. David was a favorite subject in Florence since his triumph against the giant Goliath could be translated to the city's triumph over its more powerful enemies. Yet, earlier renditions, namely byDonatello(c. 1446-1460) andAndrea del Verrocchio(1470s; both Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello), depicted the figure as a young shepherd boy. Michelangelo's instead is an adult rendered in the Greco-Roman tradition, his nudity a symbol of his heroism. While the earlier works stressed David's victory, Michelangelo instead rendered the moment before the confrontation with the giant, capturing the figure's sense of anticipation. With sling over his shoulder and stone in his right hand, David tenses his muscles, furrows his brow, and gazes intensely at his target. The inspiration was Donatello'sSt.GeorgeatOrsanmichele, Florence (1415-1417), who also readies for confrontation. Michelangelo's rendition would influenceGian Lorenzo Bernini, whoseDavidin the PalazzoBorghese, Rome(1623-1624), takes the idea one step further by showing the figure pulling the sling to hit his target.

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  10. david—David noun Дэвид bibl. Давид...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
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  12. david—n. Давид Дэвид...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed
  13. david—Group for Development of Audiovisual Identity for Europe Ассоциация содействия развитию европейской самобытности в аудиовизуальной сфере...Англо-русский словарь технических аббревиатур
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  15. david—n ч. мя Дейвд Де вд ббл. Давид....Англо-український словник Балла М.І.
  16. david—m...Большой испанско-русский словарь
  17. dávid—[\Dvidot \Dvidja] Давид...Венгерско-русский словарь
  18. david—[devd] n Дэйвид Дейвид Дэвид Давид мужское имя библ. Давид...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
  19. david—David [devd] ni Дэйвид Дейвид Дэвид Давид мужское имяi библ. iДавид...Новый большой англо-русский словарь II
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  21. david—lre vise en hvor David kjpte let посл.u показать где раки зимуют дать нагоняй сильно отругать...Норвежско-русский словарь
  22. david—Rzeczownik David Давид...Универсальный польско-русский словарь
  23. david—il est parent du roi David et joue de la harpe...Французско-русский фразеологический словарь