Donatello
Renaissance sculptor of the bronze David, first freestanding nude since antiquity.
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He died on 13 December 1466.[1]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi
- Born
- c. 1386
- Birthplace
- Republic of Florence
- Died
- 13 December 1466
- Field
- Sculpture
- Movement
- Early Renaissance
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
In January 1401, at about age 15, he was accused in Pistoia of hitting a German with a stick.[2] He worked as an apprentice in the studio of Lorenzo Ghiberti in 1404–1407.[3] By early 1408, Donatello had acquired sufficient reputation to be given a commission for a life-size prophet for the cathedral.[4] Around 1425, he entered into a formal partnership with Michelozzo.[5]
He tended to accept more commissions than he could handle, and many works were completed years late or never produced.[6] A tax return from 1427 shows a much lower income than Ghiberti's for the same year.[7] He seems to have died in modest circumstances.[7] Niccolò di Betto Bardi, Donatello's father, worked as a wool-stretcher and belonged to the Florentine Arte della Lana guild.[8]
Contemporary accounts portray Donatello as friendly and popular, yet he managed the financial aspects of his profession poorly.[6]
What the cited sources add
The Open Library record for ISBN 9781405881180 lists "Longman Pronunciation Dictionary Paper With CDROM" as published by Pearson PTR Interactive in 2008, with 9998 pages.[9] The Open Library record for ISBN 0810110342 lists "Italian Art 1400-1500" as published by Northwestern University Press on February 1, 1992, with 227 pages.[10] The Open Library record for ISBN 9780195395365 lists "The Grove encyclopedia of medieval art and architecture, volume 6" as published by Oxford University Press in 2012, with 708 pages.[11]
References
- Wikipedia, "Donatello" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wells, "Longman Pronunciation Dictionary", Pearson Longman, 3 April 2008 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Donatello" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Coonin, 18; Walker, 6, 9.; Walker, 9. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Donatello" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Seymour, 50.; Coonin, 26. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Donatello" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Seymour, 49-50; Coonin, 28-33.; Seymour, 52; Coonin, 29-30. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Donatello" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Coonin, 80-83, 97; Seymour, 72, 75-76. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Donatello" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Seymour, 50; Coonin, 78; Olson, 73.; Coonin, 79, 120. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Donatello" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Coonin, 9; Vasari, 106.; Coonin, 78-79.; Coonin, 10.; Vasari, 106. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Donatello" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Coonin, 18.; Coonin, 17-18. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9781405881180 ("Longman Pronunciation Dictionary Paper With CDROM"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 0810110342 ("Italian Art 1400-1500"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780195395365 ("The Grove encyclopedia of medieval art and architecture, volume 6"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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