9.8: Donatello’s Works

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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of several of Donatello’s works: David, Saint Mark, Feast of Herod, and Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata.

David

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Donatello, David, bronze, late 1420s to the 1460s, likely the 1440s (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence)

Saint Mark

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Donatello, St. Mark, 1411–13, marble, 93″ (236 cm), Orsanmichele, Florence

Feast of Herod

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Donatello, Feast of Herod, panel on the baptismal font of Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy, Gilded bronze, 1423–27.

Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata

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Donatello, Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata (Erasmo da Narni), 1445–53, bronze, 12 feet, 2 inches high, Piazza del Santo, Padua

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Donatello, David. Authored by: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/sculpture-architecture-florence/v/donatello-david-bronze-c-1440s. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Donatello, Saint Mark. Authored by: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/sculpture-architecture-florence/v/donatello-st-mark-1411-13. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Donatello, Feast of Herod. Authored by: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/sculpture-architecture-florence/v/donatello-feast-of-herod-1423-27. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Donatello, Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/sculpture-architecture-florence/v/donatello-equestrian-monument-of-gattamelata. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike