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Donatello
Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE), full name Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi, was an Italian Renaissance artist best known for his sculptures such as the striking bronze figure of David now in the Bargello museum of his native Florence. Donatello...

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David by Donatello
The bronze figure of the Biblical king David by the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). The figure was sculpted in the 1420s to 1440s CE. (Bargello, Florence)

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Miracle of the Mule by Donatello
The silver and gilt relief panel known as the 'Miracle of the Mule' by the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). The panel is one of four created for the high altar of the Sant' Antonio Basilica in Padua, Italy. 1446-1450...

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Gattamelata by Donatello
A detail of the bronze sculpture known as the Gattamelata by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). Created c. 1443 CE, the subject is the mercenary leader Erasmo da Narni (1370-1443 CE) and it stands in Piazza di San...

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Saint Mark by Donatello
A marble figure of Saint Mark by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). Created between 1408 and 1413 CE, it originally stood in a niche outside Florence’s Orsanmichele hall.

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Portrait of Donatello
A portrait of the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). From a late 15th century CE tempera panel credited to Masaccio and known as 'The Founders of Florentine Art'. The other four portraits in the panel are of Giotto, Ucello...

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Mary Magdalene by Donatello
A wooden statue of Mary Magdalene by the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence)

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David by Donatello (Detail)
A detail of the bronze figure of the Biblical king David by the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). The figure was sculpted in the 1420s to 1440s CE. (Bargello, Florence)

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Saint George by Donatello
A marble figure of Saint George by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). Completed c. 1415 CE for the Orsanmichele in Florence. (Bargello, Florence)

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Saint George & the Dragon by Donatello
A marble relief panel showing Saint George and the dragon by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). Completed c. 1415 CE for the pedestal of a statue of the saint in the Orsanmichele in Florence. (Bargello, Florence)