Donatello

High Renaissance Art refers to the early 14th and late 15th century. During this period Europe became very impacted and Renaissance Art started to depict religous views and cultural beliefs. Traveling artists such as Raphael, Verrochio, and Donatello implented not only realism but also humansim within their oil paintings and sculptures. With the changes going on in society these artist were able to embrace techniques of perspective, chiaroscuro and improving naturalism. Being in competition…

but what about all the other influential and key figures in the renaissance? A renaissance artist, theologian, and with the name of Donatello, Martin Luther, and Nicolaus Copernicus are some of the other talented and influential people of the renaissance who aren’t as widely known. II.BODY- A. (Body paragraph #1) Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi a.k.a Donatello 1. Donatello’s bronze David David, Donatello’s landmark work and one of the renowned sculptures of the renaissance, reintroduced…

An artist’s job is to depict a story, or emotions, through their piece of work. Every viewer may feel differently towards a piece of work because it may portray a different meaning for everyone. Donatello’s David and Bernini’s David, are based on the same biblical story, however, they capture David at two different moments, making the viewers have different emotions towards each work. Even works that are based on the same story, can make the viewers feel different emotions due to the pieces…

Donatello, the early Italian Renaissance sculptor, was born Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi in Florence, Italy, sometime in 1386. His friends and family gave him the nickname “Donatello.” He was the son of Niccolo di Betto Bardi, a member of the Florentine Wool Combers Guild. Donatello (1386–1466) A sculptor who revolutionized the art in Florence during the early Renaissance. Born as Donato di Niccolo Bardi, he was an apprentice in the workshop of Lorenzo Ghiberti, and assisted Ghiberti in…

more commonly known as Donatello(born around 1386 and died in 1466 in Florence), is considered to be one of the Renaissance’s most distinguished Italian artists and sculptors, with his advancements holding a great impact on the Renaissance and the development of art. Donatello’s works were mostly considered as breakthroughs or new discoveries. He was a humanist and a realist, he used more of a realistic approach instead of the gothic style other artists were using. Donatello experimented with…

history of their culture. Greek and Rome were of those whom did it the most. Artists Donatello and Michelangelo used characters from the biblical times, which is a prime example of a what defines a Renaissance artist. As the definition of Renaissance artist states “when scholars and artists began to investigate what they believed to be a revival of classical learning”, this was a very religious era for both Donatello and Michelangelo. Donatello’s art of David created around 1440, shows the…

wanted the artwork as a symbol of their city. They did not want it to be like any other statue of David before, and Donatello delivered. His David is a bronze sculpture of the Biblical hero David, from the book of Samuel in the Old Testament. Typically, a hero who slew a giant such as David would be depicted as a masculine and muscular man similar to Doryphoros. However, Donatello created a soft, youthful, and almost feminine version of David that no one of his time had yet imagined. The figure…

knowledge of the natural world. Not to say that David was not proportional or reflective of Donatello’s understanding of anatomy, he is proportioned and so forth. However, Donatello was not in the same mindset to construct a near perfect human being. He simply wanted to capture the beauty and glory of young David for his patron. Donatello brought back the male nude but blended it with Christian and Renaissance ideals. Perhaps he did not have it down to a science, but he still emphasized every…

expressions of female emotion.2 Not only is Donatello’s Mary Magdalene known for invoking hope and inspiration into those who look upon this sculpture she is also apart of a group of the only five surviving wooden sculptures from the 15th century. Donatello was able to portray Mary Magdalene’s original appearance in his art work easily with his tendency to express externally the psychological dramas his subjects have undergone. 3 Donatello’s Mary Magdalene is the embodiment of the Italian…

Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi, or better known as Donatello, was born in Florence, Italy around 1386 who studied with well-known sculptors who helped him to learn the Gothic Style. Even before he was 20, he became known for his work and went on as the greatest Florentine sculptor before Michelangelo and the most influential individual artist of the 15th century in Italy. Donatello used creative techniques combined with his amazing skills to create figures that incorporated not only a sense of…