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title: David by Donatello
author: Patrick A. Rodgers
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12614/david-by-donatello/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# David by Donatello
_Authored by Patrick A. Rodgers_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12614.jpg)
## Image Caption
The [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) figure of the Biblical [king David](https://www.worldhistory.org/King_David/) by the Italian Renaissance artist [Donatello](https://www.worldhistory.org/Donatello/) (c. 1386-1466 CE). The figure was sculpted in the 1420s to 1440s CE. (Bargello, Florence)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Rodgers, P. A. (2020, August 25). David by Donatello. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Rodgers, Patrick A.. "David by Donatello." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 25, 2020. .
### MLA
Rodgers, Patrick A.. "David by Donatello." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Aug 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donatello_-_David_-_Floren%C3%A7a.jpg) by [**Patrick A. Rodgers**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donatello_-_David_-_Floren%C3%A7a.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 25 August 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.