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Donatello
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...Donatello (dŏnətĕl´ō, Ital. dōnätĕl´lō), c.1386...Renaissance.In demand throughout Italy, Donatello was invited to Padua in 1443, where he stayed...and by J. Pope-Hennessy (1994); Donatello and His World (1994) by J. Poeschke......
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Florence (city, Italy)
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......has frescoes by Giotto, a crucifix by Donatello, and fine works by the Della Robbia...s tombs of the Medici; many works by Donatello; and the Laurentian Library, which...in the Bargello palace, with works by Donatello; and the archaeological museum......
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Italian art
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......made the artistic flowering possible. Donatello, Brunelleschi, and Alberti were among...carried the tradition established by Donatello through to Michelangelo, while the workshop...Florence, while Florentine artists such as Donatello and Fra Filippo Lippi ventured into N......
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Padua
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......Anthony (1232–1307), whose high altar is adorned with bronzes by Donatello; the bronze equestrian statue of Gattamelata (a Venetian general), also by Donatello, in the square of the basilica; the classical cathedral; and the law......
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Bertoldo di Giovanni
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...Bertoldo di Giovanni (bārtôl´dō dē jōvän´nē), c.1420–91, Italian sculptor. A pupil and assistant to Donatello and later the teacher of Michelangelo, Bertoldo was employed by the Medici to supervise instruction in sculpture and care for their collection......
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Renaissance art and architecture
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......for the individual and a vital enthusiasm for classical antiquity. The architects Brunelleschi and Alberti and the sculptor Donatello were among the first to visit Rome in order to study the ruins of antiquity and to incorporate many of the ancient principles......
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
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......him a perfectly proportioned body and musculature. Michelangelo's approach to the figure has been contrasted to that of Donatello, who gave David a more youthful and less muscular frame. In 1505 Michelangelo was offered a commission for the design and......
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Pollaiuolo
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......of Antonio's paintings were executed in collaboration with his brother Piero. Although greatly influenced by Castagno and Donatello, Antonio developed his own highly dynamic style. He displayed ample skill in his delineation of anatomy and attained a mastery......
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Nanni d'Antonio di Banco
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......executed his major figural sculpture for the cathedral and the Church of Orsanmichele. He relied upon classical Roman models for elements of his basically Gothic figures. Many of his works stood as companions to works by Donatello....
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portraiture
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......Verrocchio's sculpture of Bartolomeo Colleoni is an outstanding example of this genre, whose major practitioners also included Donatello, Titian, Uccello, Velázquez, and Bernini.The portrait subject was eventually revealed at full length by such masters......