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ninja turtles?
NO!
These figures
were REAL
men of the
Renaissance!
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Donatello
The First Master Sculptor
Donatello was born in
Florence, Italy at the very
beginning of the Renaissance.
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Before the Renaissance,
statues of the medieval
times did not have
"personalities". They did
not show emotions. Medieval Statue
Donatello gave his statues personalities.
What character traits to you see in
Donantello's marble statue of
St. George, the hero who slays the dragon?
(Brainstorm 5 traits with your Group)
Renaissance
Statue
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Donatello’s statues
express their emotions by
a scowl, a stare, a
wondering gaze – Or by the
slightest gesture.
Unlike medieval sculptors, Donatello made a
serious study of anatomy. In 1430, he
sculpted a bronze statue of David. It was the
first free-standing nude statue since the days
of ancient Greece and Rome.
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It was also the first major work of
Renaissance sculpture. It was
displayed in Florence, Italy at the
wedding of Lorenzo the
Magnificent at the courtyard of the
Medici palace.
David is wearing no armor. He wears
nothing at all except a floppy hat and a
pair of boots. David is so small and
skinny that it is difficult to imagine him
slaying a giant. How does an artist cast
a sculpture out of Bronze?
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An Equestrian Statue
In 1443, Donatello was
commissioned to create a huge
statue of a famous ruler seated on
a horse. No equestrian statue had
been created since the days of the
Roman Empire.
This single statue launched all
the equestrian monuments
since. From then on, every
European ruler wanted a similar
statue with his own face looking
like a Roman ruler!
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Equestrian monument of Erasmo da Narni, called Gattamelata
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The Story of Captain Jack:
In 1775, the city of
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
became the 1st city in
the United States to
declare it's
independence from
Great Britain. When the
"MecDec" was
completed, it was
handed to Captain James
Jack to deliver to the
2nd Continental
Congress in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Captain James Jack of Charlotte Mecklenburg (1775)
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predict: Which of the following is Donatello’s most
famous sculptor?
A. St. George
B. David
C. Equestrian monument of Erasmo da Narni
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B. David
In fact, David was Donatello’s
masterpiece. Why did Donatello make
David so small and completely naked?
Probably to show that David could not
have killed the giant without the help of
God.
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