DONATELLO

QUICK FACTS:

• Born: Florence Italy around 1384
• Death date: December 12 1466
• Born and died on Florence Italy
• Full name is Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi
• Also now known as just Donatello

BEST KNOWN FOR:

• An Italian sculptor
• The greatest florentine before Michelangelo
• The most influential artist of the 15th century

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• 1415 the marble statue of St. John was completed
• It was called the Evangelist
• Created a 7'9" statue
• It was larger than a life-size person
• Also he created a lot of statues in marble, bronze, terracotta and wood

MORE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS ...

• Humanism
• Donatello is a good example of humanism
• He showed humanism through him art work
• One sculpture was called the Mary Magdalene statue
• Also the statue of David

THINGS HE STARTED

• In 1402 Donatello started studying classical
• He and Brunelleschi left Rome to study
• He was a part of a contest
• On designing the northern baptistery gates
• Although too young to compete, he still played a roll

HOW DONATELLO EXPRESSED HIS BELIEFS

• He expressed himself through art
• Also through literature
• And scientific achievement

A MAP OF FLORENCE

QUOTES:

• The world remained so full of donatellos works that it may be said with confidence
• that no artist has ever produced more than he did"

WORK CITED

• 1st site: "Donatello Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2013. 2nd "Famous Quotes about Donatello the Artist?" WikiAnswers. Answers, n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013 3rd "Donatello." Donatello. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2013. 4th "Humanistic Art." Boundless. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2013.