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Donatello di Niccolò di Betto Barti

donnatello

born: Florence, Republic of Florence [now Italy]; about 1386
died: Florence, Republic of Florence [now Italy]; 13 December 1466

The greatest sculptor of his time and one of the instigators of the Renaissance.

 

Donatello: St. George

St. George
 1417
Museo del Bargello
Florence, Italy

 

 

Donatello : [sculpture] Abraham and Issac

Abraham and Isaac
[carved for the Bell Tower
with Nanni di Bartolo]
1421
Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
Florence, Italy

 

 

Donatello: Feast of Herod
Donatello: Feast of Herod - detail
The Feast of Herod
about 1425 (60 x 60 cm sq)
Baptismal Font, Cathedral,
Siena, Italy

 

 

Donatello : [sculpture] David
Donatello : [sculpture] David - detail
David
about 1430
(bronze, 158 cm high)
Museo del Bargello
Florence, Italy

 

 

Donatello : [sculpture] Altar Basilica di Santo Padua Italy

Donatello : Crucifix
Altar and Crucifix
1450
Basilica di Santo
Padua, Italy

 

 

Donatello : [Sculpture] Equestiran Statue of Gattamelata
Donatello : [Sculpture] Equestiran Statue of Gattamelata - detail
Equestrian Bronze Statue
of Gattamelata
1453
Piazza del Santo
Padua, Italy

 

 

 

 

Donatello: [sculpture] Maria Maddalena

Donatello: Maria Maddalena -- detail
The Magdalene
in Penitence
1455
[partially gilded wood]
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Florence, Italy

 

 

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