Born in Florence, Italy, Donatello was not a cultural intellect, but instead a realist, who studied Roman ruins and also became a humanist. He first started exploring the world of art around the age of 20 and primarily studied it, for he did not marry or have any kids through out his lifetime.

Although not of higher knowledge, Donatello had a more detailed range of knowing of ancient sculpture that any other artist of his time. The inscriptions and signatures on his works are some of the earliest examples of classical Roman lettering.

Sometime between the years of 1404 and 1407, Donatello became a member of the workshop of Lorenzo Ghiberti who was a sculptor in bronze. The infamous artwork “David” is one of Donatello’s best. Originally made for the Cathedral, it was moved in 1416 to the Palazzo Vecchio, a city hall, whe

before the Palazzo Vecchio and a bronze statue of St. John the Baptist for

hand. This statue was the ancestor of all the monuments brought to since. Its

In 1443, Donatello was about to star t work on two more bronze doors for the cathedral. He started work on a statue of Erasmo da Narmi, called Gattamelata, who haddied shortly before. Donatello did most of the work on the statue between1447 and 1450 but the statue was not placed on the pedestal until 1453. It shows him in classical armor, and the baton of command in his right

Magdalen. During his absence, a new generation of sculptors who excelled in the treatment of marble surfaces had rose in Florence. With the change in Florentine taste, all of Donatello's important requests came from outside Florence. They

for the Florentine baptistery, was abandoned about 1460 for unknown

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