The story of David was a source of inspiration during the Renaissance. The biblical story of David versus Goliath showed the strength of man defeating a giant, proving that power can come in many other ways than strength. David was a frail boy, the youngest son of Jesse, who tended the flock until God sent Samuel (a judge) to anoint David as the next king. Over time, David played the harp for the current King Saul of Israel, who was at war with the Philistines. Then one day, Goliath and the Philistines had challenged Saul's army, but no one could stand before his mighty presence without falling. So David, representing Saul's army, advanced with a stone and a sling without armor, even though Saul, the Israelite leader offered him weapons and armor, felled Goliath with a single blow. This portrayal of David being worthless and worthless became an inspiration not only to Saul but to everyone who heard the story of a giant being slain. This narrative was expressed in the David statues of Michelangelo (c. 1475-1504), Bernini (c. 1598-1680), and Donatello (c. 1386-1466). The style in which David is depicted differs according to each Renaissance artist, but regardless of the differences, the work done on David has the same vision of the biblical story of David. The comparison of the statue based on body/muscle structure, size, medium and reference according to how each artist depicts David as they use their roots to create him. But before we could look at the statues, we learned what the sculptures are. According to Spore, sculptures are three-dimensional arts that take many forms, from non-representational to realistic. David's sculptures are round or free-standing three...... middle of paper ......sdsd of Medicine (Great Britain).Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 98.2 (2005): 75.75 - 6. Sdsdsdd ProQuest Central. Internet. October 12, 2011. Sporre, Dennis J. Reality through the arts. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010. Print “Donatello (c. 1386 – 1466). » A biographical dictionary of artists, Andromeda. London: Andromeda, 1995. Reference Credo. Internet. December 2, 2011."Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)." The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists. London: Thames & Hudson, 1994. Reference Credo. Internet. December 3, 2011. McHam, Sarah Blake. “David and Judith in bronze by Donatello as metaphors for the reign of the Medici in Florence.” Art Bulletin 83.1 (2001): 32. Academic research completed. Internet. December 3, 2011. “sculpture.” The Columbia Encyclopedia. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. Reference Credo. Internet. December 4 2011.