DONATELLO

EARLY LIFE

• Born c. 1386
• Born in Florence, Toscany, Italy
• He studied and excavated with Filippo Brunelleschi in Rome
• Earned title as treasure seeker
• Made a living as a goldsmith

WORK IN FLORENCE

• Donatello assisted Lorenzo Ghiberti with the statues of prophets for the north door of the Florence Baptistery,
• In 1409–1411 he executed the colossal seated figure of Saint John the Evangelist,
• In 1411–1413, Donatello worked on a statue of St. Mark for the guild church of Orsanmichele
• Between 1415 and 1426, Donatello created five statues for the campanile of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

MAIN WORKS

• "St. Mark" (1411–1413), Orsanmichele, Florence
• St. George Tabernacle (c. 1415–1417) — Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
• "Prophet Habacuc" (1423–1425) — Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence
• "The Feast of Herod" (c. 1425) — Baptistry of San Giovanni, Siena
• "David" (c. 1425–1430) — Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

MAIN WORKS 2

• "Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata" (1445–1450) — Piazza del Santo, Padua
• "Magdalene Penitent" (c. 1455) — Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence
• "Judith and Holofernes" (1455–1460) — Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
• "Virgin and Child with Four Angels" (1456), Victoria and Albert Museum

STATUE OF DONATELLO

STATUE OF THE GATTAMELATA

STATUE OF JESUS

JUDITH AND THE HOLOFERNES