Name the Renaissance sculptor who created the bronze statue of David.

• A. Michelangelo
• B. Donatello
• C. Benvenuto Cellini
• D. Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is recognizing which Renaissance sculptor is famous for a bronze statue of David. Donatello, a leading Florentine artist of the early Renaissance, created David in bronze in the mid-15th century. This work is celebrated for reviving classical forms and for its innovative use of contrapposto, giving the young David a natural, lifelike presence and a sense of quiet pride after victory. It stands out as the first full-scale freestanding nude sculpture of a male figure since antiquity, marking a key shift toward naturalism in Renaissance sculpture. This bronze David is distinct from later David sculptures in marble by Michelangelo, and from the later Baroque works by Benvenuto Cellini and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.