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Donatello (born Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi) was an early Renaissance sculptor from Florence who created what is believed to be the first free-standing nude statue since classical times. Around 1430, the foremost art patron in the area, Cosimo de Medici, commissioned Donatello to create a bronze sculpture of the biblical king David. The statue that Donatello created from this commission is considered to be his most famous work.
David was created by Italian early Renaissance sculptor Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello. In 1408, Donatello was commissioned by the operai of the cathedral of Florence. The young David was seen as an effective political symbol and religious hero.A pedestal accompanies the statue, with an inscription that says: PRO PATRIA FORTITER DIMICANTIBUS ETIAM ADVERSUS TERRIBILISSIMOS HOSTES DII PRAESTANT AUXILIUM (To those who fight bravely for the fatherland the gods lend aid even against the most terrible foes)
David was created by Italian early Renaissance sculptor Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello. In 1408, Donatello was commissioned by the operai of the cathedral of Florence. The young David was seen as an effective political symbol and religious hero.A pedestal accompanies the statue, with an inscription that says: PRO PATRIA FORTITER DIMICANTIBUS ETIAM ADVERSUS TERRIBILISSIMOS HOSTES DII PRAESTANT AUXILIUM (To those who fight bravely for the fatherland the gods lend aid even against the most terrible foes)
The Greek sculptor Polykleito's statue, The Spear Bearer, emphasizes the theory of the ideal mathematical proportions of the human body. Polykleito is considered one of the most important sculptors of Classical antiquity.
Bronze David, The Crucifix for Santa Crocee, the Pazzi Madonna. He was the first great Italian artist to be born.
Donatello lived in Florence,Italy he was a sculptor. He was the best sculptor there.Answer 2:The answerer above seems not to have heard of the Florentine sculptors Ghiberti, Verrocchio or Michelangelo.
Andrea del Verrocchio, painter and sculptor in Florence.
His sculpture of a woman.
Well, the Medici Chapel is in Florence.
By using a classical Greek balancing technique
He was apprenticed to Andrea del Verrocchio, painter and sculptor, in Florence.
Donatello is an Italian sculptor from Florence, Italy. Born in the Year 1386? he was considered the best Florentine sculptor before Michelangelo.
Donatello (1386 - 1466) was born in Florence, Italy.
Florence, Italy was a center of artistic activity during the Renaissance. Artists in Florence included the sculptor Donatello and the painter Fra Angelico.
In his youth he was apprenticed to the painter and sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence.
Donatello (born Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi) was an early Renaissance sculptor from Florence who created what is believed to be the first free-standing nude statue since classical times. Around 1430, the foremost art patron in the area, Cosimo de Medici, commissioned Donatello to create a bronze sculpture of the biblical king David. The statue that Donatello created from this commission is considered to be his most famous work.
Classical Greek sculptors showed the human figure in a more natural form. The more they studied anatomy the more they sculpted real people.