Standing in the Bargello Museum in Florence, one doesn’t just "see" Donatello’s David; one feels a shift in the room's gravity. While Michelangelo’s David is a titan of anticipation, Donatello’s bronze is a whisper of the aftermath. To truly understand this masterpiece, we have to look at it through two lenses:  (how it hits our senses) and Iconography (the deep secrets its symbols are hiding).

Magali Lara at the Muac