DONATELLO

DONATELLO'S BACKGROUND

• He was born around 1386
• He was a sculpture
• He lived/worked in Florance Italy

DONATELLO'S SCULPTURE "THE DAVID"

• Made in 1430's-1460's
• Center piece of the court yard in Palazzo Medici
• Cosmo De Medici may have ordered the sculpture
• The sculpture is considered tha symbol of Florance
• The sculpture portrays David slaying Gelith in the bible.

HOW IS THIS SCULPTURE AN ACT OF HUMANISM?

• The first free standing nude sculpture
• The sculpture is about a "weaker" person defeating a "stronger" enemy
• The sculpture is very unique to its time period
• The sculpture is more focused on the art than for religious reason
• "Choose of bronze,the nudity and the controversial pose all put this into the humanist category."

WHAT MAKES DONATELLO A HUMANIST?

• He pushed the limit on what was "acceptable" in society
• He went against and secular laws of his time period
• Believed in originality

DONATELLO'S AFFECT ON THE MODERN WORLD

• Was the first to break the mold of what was "modest"
• He impacted what we view as art today
• Showed people that originality is okay