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Donatello

1386–1466 · Republic of Florence · Early Renaissance

Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (c. 1386 – 13 December 1466), known mononymously as Donatello, was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance period. Born in Florence, he studied classical sculpture and used his knowledge to develop an Early Renaissance style of sculpture. Wikipedia

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Expressive sculpture: the bronze boy David, gaunt prophets, shallow reliefs full of depth.

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Works

• “David”, 1440 — Bargello National Museum
• “Equestrian statue of Gattamelata”, 1453
• “Marzocco”, 1419 — Bargello National Museum
• “Zuccone”, 1430 — Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
• “Saint George”, 1415
• “The Feast of Herod”, 1427 — Battistero di San Giovanni
• “Judith and Holofernes”, 1460 — Palazzo Vecchio
• “Donatello's Crucifix of Santa Croce”, 1406 — Basilica of Santa Croce
• “Penitent Magdalene”, 1453 — Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
• “Pazzi Madonna”, 1420 — Bode Museum
• “David”, 1408 — Bargello National Museum
• “Saint Mark”, 1411–1413 — Orsanmichele
• “Saint John the Evangelist”, 1409–1415 — Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
• “Chellini Madonna”, 1456 — Victoria and Albert Museum
• “pulpit of Prato Cathedral”
• “The Passion Pulpit”, 1460s — Basilica of San Lorenzo
• “Madonna and Child”, 1440 — Louvre
• “Faith”, 1427
• “Cavalcanti Annunciation”, 1433 — Basilica of Santa Croce
• “Saint John the Baptist”, 1438
• “Hope”, 1427
• “Saint George Freeing the Princess”, 1416 — Bargello National Museum
• “Tomb of Giovanni Pecci”, 1426 — Siena Cathedral
• “Candelabra Angels”, 1434 — Musée Jacquemart-André
• “St. John the Baptist”, 1455 — Siena Cathedral
• “Jeremiah”, 1427 — Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
• “Porta della Mandorla”, 1391–1422
• “Saint Louis of Toulouse”, 1423
• “Amor Attis”, 1440 — Bargello National Museum
• “The Baptism of Christ”, 1425
• “Madonna and Child with Four Cherubs”, 1440s — Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst
• “Winged Putto with a Fantastic Fish” — Victoria and Albert Museum
• “Bearded Head” — Bargello National Museum
• “The Ascension with Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter”, 1428–1430 — Victoria and Albert Museum
• “The Sacrifice of Isaac”, 1421 — Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
• “Reliquary Bust of Saint Rossore”, 1425 — National Museum of San Matteo
• “Assumption of the Virgin”, 1426
• “Beardless Prophet”, 1416 — Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
• “Pensive Prophet”, 1418 — Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
• “Madonna del Perdono”, 1457

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