David (Donatello) Roman type of mature, bearded head". Donatello's bronze statue of David (circa 1440s) is famous as the first unsupported standing work of bronze cast during the Renaissance, and the first freestanding nude male sculpture made since antiquity. It depicts David with an enigmatic smile, posed with his foot on Goliath's severed head just after defeating the giant. The youth is completely naked, apart from a laurel-topped hat and boots, bearing the sword of Goliath. The creation of the work is entirely undocumented, and it has been given a range of datings. According to one theory, it was commissioned by the
Bronze Diskos Thrower Statue Bronze Diskos Thrower Statue The Bronze Diskos Thrower Statue is a 24.51 cm bronze statue of an unknown youth athlete. The exact origin of the statue remains unknown, though it is believed to be somewhere on the Peloponnese. It was found on the island of Cyprus. The statue is currently displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This piece is dated sometime between the years 480 and 460 BCE. This period of time saw many cultural and artistic changes for the Greek mainland. The creation of this statue would have coincided with the final events of