Donatello
Kendell Glauser
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi
• Born in 1386
One of the greatest
sculptor 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
Goliaths Head
Bronze David
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.
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.
Prophet Habacuc
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.
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,
Judith and Holofernes
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