UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian
(active in late 15th century)

David Victorious

1490s
Marble, height 53 cm
Private collection

The unknown Florentine artist was a sculptor close to Benedetto da Maiano. Iconographically there is a dependence on Verrocchio's bronze David in the Bargello, Florence.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 11 minutes):
Johann Kuhnau: The Fight between David and Goliath (No. 1 of the 6 Stories from the Bible illustrated in music)