The work of Donatello from my view, show that he was going for the most realistic statue to look alive. Because the stance, the gesture and the facial expression capture realism to both Mary Magdalen and St mark. Few things that are different to each is the material it was made. As mary magdalen is made of poplar wood, with painted and glided on it, while St. mark is made from marble like most statue was made. The texture of Mary Magdalen is complex when rendering the garment and hair. Then gave her the figure a gaunt, emaciated look from someone who live in the desert. It shows the Magdalen demonstrate Donatello range as a sculptor when he explores the expressive possibilities of another sculpted medium (pg.521). for St.mark, his stance of
