A RENAISSANCE MAN; DONATELLO

THE BASICS

• Born, lived, and worked in Florence, Italy
• His birthdate was sometime in 1386, but the specific date is unknown
• Sculpture - " the greatest sculpture of the 15th century"

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• Forerunner of humanistic expression
• Invented the shiacciato technique; making something 3Don a flat surface
• One of his patrons was cosimo de Medici Q
• Introduced perspective - factored in the point of view

DAVID STATUE

• The David statue was one of donatello's biggest achievements
• He first made a marble version of the statue
• Then he made the bronze, and more famous second version
• It was the first free standing nude statue since ancient times
• " the father of renaissance sculpture" and introduced perspective

GATTAMELATA

• Considered the best proportioned sculpture
• Venetian nobleman - Erasmo Da narni's
• Took ten years to make
• Was paid for by da narni's family after he died

BRUNELLESCHI

• Donatello was with Brunelleschi when he went to study domes
• They both wanted to figure out the Ancient Rome techniques
• They went back to Rome a few more times afterward
• Thought to of influence each others work
• they were young and made money by working as goldsmiths

BELIEFS

• His art suggests he was religious but he wasn't
• He made religious art for new churches being built for money
• He believed in homosexuality and was gay himself
• Believed in Ancient Rome art
• Believed in and influenced by humanism

HUMANISM

• Donatello was an example of humanism
• He went against the Catholic Church And secular laws of the period
• He created the stepping stones of being original for other artists
• Became a humanist after he went to rome
• His art shows the individuality of the person

AFFECT ON MODERN WORLD

• His statues still stand today: the Gattamelata
• An inspiration to present artists: was the first to sculpt a horse
• He was the first to use materials like bronze that people are still using
• Invented the schiacciato technique where a 3D illusion is made on flat surface

WORK CITED

• Lordsandladies.org
• Artbl.com
• Biography.com
• All-about-renaissance-fairs.com
• Library.thinkquest.org