How Did Michelangelo Influence David

Michelangelo created something completely new when he sculpted David. His interpretation of the hero, and the way he is depicted, changed the way sculpture was made in the Renaissance and in later art. In this essay, I will explain the historical context in which Michelangelo lived and what circumstances led to the making of one of his most famous sculptures, David. I will then go on to analyse the statue and how it was different from previous versions. To finish, I will talk about the influence this sculpture has had in later artists, and why it is considered a masterpiece.
At the time of Michelangelo’s birth, Florence was, without question, the dominant city in Tuscany and, probably, in all Italy. It was a political and cultural unit distinct from other equivalent powers, such as Venice, Milan or the Papal States, with which it had alliances and, sometimes, went to war. It was one of the great centres of European finance with an economy that remained strong despite the increasing importance of other financial European cities, such as Antwerp and Nuremberg . The political system of the city was a republican oligarchy run by the most prominent class, defined by past or present
The city had been declared, after seven years of political chaos, a Republic, a political system which the artist strongly agreed with. Between 1501 and 1504, he was commissioned to make 31 sculptures and 2 paintings, out of which he only completed four , one of them being the David. His version of the biblical hero differed significantly from Donatello’s and Verrochio’s, which are made from bronze. Instead of depicting him as a victor, like they both had, he chose to represent the moment before throwing the stone at Goliath. In addition to this, Michelangelo depicted David as a strong and assured man, in comparison to Donatello’s, which seems very