His David was the first freestanding nude male sculpture since antiquity; like much of his work, it was commissioned by the Medici family. He worked with stone, bronze, wood, clay, stucco, and wax, and …

Dec 9, 2025 · Donatello, master of sculpture in both marble and bronze, one of the greatest of all Italian Renaissance artists. He had a more detailed and wide-ranging knowledge of ancient sculpture than …

Aug 26, 2020 · Donatello (circa 1386 to 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 …

Oct 1, 2002 · Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, universally known as Donatello, was born in Florence around 1386 and died there in 1466. The powerful expressivity of his art made him the greatest …

In the vibrant world of the Italian Renaissance, where art, science, and philosophy were being reborn, one sculptor stood at the forefront of a revolution in form and feeling: Donatello.

Dec 25, 2025 · Donatello was known for taking too many commissions and failing to finish them on time. Thankfully, he had time to complete his most famous and perhaps most influential work: a sculpture …

Apr 2, 2014 · Italian sculptor Donatello is one of the most influential artists of the 15th century in Italy, known for his marble sculpture David, among other popular works.

Born in 1386, just three years before Cosimo de'Medici, Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi was known as Donatello. The son of a Florentine wool-carder, by 14 he was learning sculpture.

Italian Renaissance innovator Donatello became the most important sculptor to resuscitate classical sculpture from its tomb in antiquity.

May 20, 2022 · Donatello was one of the most prominent sculptors in Italy in the 15th century, as well as one of the first forerunners of the Italian Renaissance, because of his distinctive, lifelike, and …