Donatello

Kendell Glauser

Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi

• Born in 1386 One of the greatestsculptor of the renaissance.

The David by Donatello in Museo Nazionale del Bargello. Florence. The height of the bronze statue of David by Donatello is 158 cm. David was the chosen subject of the statue as he had become a symbol of the Florentine Republic. In the statue of David by Donatello David wears a crown of leaves, reminiscent of the Roman heroes of antiquity reflecting the interest that Donatello had in classical art.

First version of David

Bronze David

Goliaths Head

The Mary Magdalene statue stands 6 foot two inches and was sculpted in wood with gold. The statue of Mary Magdalene was sculpted by Donatello between 1454 and 1455.

Saint George

Statue of Gattamelata at Padua.

It was the first important sculptural repetition of the second-century equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome.

Prophet Habacuc

Marble statue by Donatello. It was commissioned for the bell tower of the Florence Cathedral of Florence, Italy and completed between 1423 and 1425. It is also known as the Statue of the Prophet Habakkuk, as many believe it depicts the Hebrew Biblical figure Habakkuk.The statue is known for its realism and naturalism, which differed from most statuary commissioned at the time.[1] Zuccone is reported to have been Donatello's favorite, and he was said to swear by the sculpture, "By the faith I place in my Zuccone."[2] It is now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence.

The feast of Herod

The Feast of Herod is a bronze relief sculpture created by Donatello circa 1427. It appears on the baptistry of the Siena Cathedral in Italy. It is one of Donatello's earliest relief sculptures. The sculpture is noted for Donatello's use of perspective. The sculpture depicts the Beheading of St. John the Baptist after Salome asks Herod Antipas for his head on a platter. The scene depicts an executioner presenting the severed head, and Herod reacting in shock.

Judith and Holofernes

It depicts the assassination of the Assyrian general Holofernes by Judith and is remarkable for being one of the first Renaissance sculptures to be conceived in the round,

Virgin and child with four Angels

It is also known as the Chellini Madonna as Donatello gave it to his doctor Giovanni Chellini in 1456. Virgin Mary with the Child at her neck and two angels on each side". The reverse of the roundel is hollowed out, creating a mould for casting replicas of the image in molten glass. In order to test out this unique feature, copies of the roundel were made from which glass versions were cast.

Fun Facts

• He was openly homosexual• Donatello was one of the first Renaissance

artists interested in the Classical art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome and became the first artist of the Renaissance to create a nude statue

More facts

• Famous for sculpting large, lifelike statues• Died on December 16, 1466 at age 80