Kendell Glauser Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi Born in 1386 One of the greatest s culptor of the renaissance The David by Donatello in Museo Nazionale ID: 392765
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Donatello
Kendell GlauserSlide2
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi
Born in 1386 One of the greatest
s
culptor of the
renaissance. Slide3
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.Slide4
First version of David
Bronze David
Goliaths Head Slide5
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.Slide6
Saint GeorgeSlide7
Statue of
Gattamelata at Padua.
It was the first important sculptural repetition of the second-century equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome. Slide8
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.Slide9
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.Slide10Slide11
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,Slide12
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.Slide13
Fun Facts
He was openly homosexualDonatello 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
statueSlide14
More facts
Famous for sculpting large, lifelike statuesDied on December 16, 1466 at age 80