Donatello's David (ca. 1440-1460) Brings back the classical statuary style and features David in the nude. David uses the revolutionary contrapposto which makes the figure appear more real. I decided to write about Donatello's David because it is an iconic work of art that I recognized before I read about it in our class.
Birth of Venus (ca 1485) by Botticelli is based off classical Aphrodite statues and uses the theme of the female nude and romantic view of Venus's birth from the sea. The nuditiy of the picture was different for the time as female nudity was rare in art throughout the middle ages. However, there was not any serious uproar against the painting as it was made for and paid by the powerful Medici family. I like the painting because of its elegance. Venus flows onto the shore by the seashell. The painting looks phenomenol.
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