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= **__ The life of donatello __** = == Donato who is also called Dontello by friends and family.He was born in Florence in the year 1383.He made many pieces of art during this lifetime. His first piece of art that caused him to be famous was an Annunciation that was carved in stone for a chuch called the Church of S.Croce in Florence.He also carved a crucfix made of wood for the same chuch after he showed to Flippo,his friend.Flippo said it looked like a peasant and not Jesus Christ.Donatello had many works of art His very first one was a life-sized statue of David.this staue was fixed and was to decorate part of the catheral. In 1414 the statue of David was put in Palazzo Vecchio it was a sylum of the florentine republic.This statue is dramatic in posture and full of energy this statue pocessed Gothic feeling which also was like a statue by Ghiberti. == == Dontatello's work became more mature whenhe did pieces like lmarble statue of St.Mark which is located outside of Orsanmichelle which was completed between 1411 and 1413.he also did a marble figure of St.Johntthe evangelist,finishe in 1415. This statue is located in front of the catheral in Museo dell'Opera.This staue reprented a noble heroand was different then the work of other artist.It broke tradition because of it's stance ans was symbolic portrait of a Flortine hero. he contiued his new style of art by carving St.George around 1416 qnd 1417for thw front of Orsanmichele.Another one of his staues called the Marzocco,the lion of Florentines which was carvedin sandstone. It was ordered in 1418 for the pope's apartments in Sant Maria Novella.In 1427 another statue was completed called Feast of Herod for the font in Bapisterty,sienna. == == In 1425 he became partners with Michelozzowho was a sculptor and a architect.Dontello and Michelozzo wnt to Rome after 1429. Donatello worked with Michelozzo and he made many works of art.One of themwas the tomb of Pope John XXIII in Baptistery,Florence and the tomb of Cardinal Brancacciin Saint Angelo a Nilo,Naples both were made in 1427. == = Would you like to see some of Donatello's Art work ? =





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