Donatello

[ don-uh-tel-oh; Italian daw-nah-tel-law ]

/ ˌdɒn əˈtɛl oʊ; Italian ˌdɔ nɑˈtɛl lɔ /

noun

Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi,1386?–1466, Italian sculptor.

Also Do·na·to

[duh-nah-toh; Italian daw-nah-taw] /dəˈnɑ toʊ; Italian dɔˈnɑ tɔ/.

Example sentences from the Web for donatello

The piece was generally thought to be a later copy of a Donatello original.

Murray Bernard Frum, 1931–2013 |David Frum |May 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The second work in which Donatello took his inspiration exclusively from childhood is at Prato.

Donatello |David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
The High Altar, impressively placed at the top of some steps, has eight splendid panels containing bas-reliefs by Donatello.

Cathedral Cities of Italy |William Wiehe Collins
In 1576 a new altar was ordered, and Donatello's bronzes were dispersed.

Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century |Estelle M. Hurll

The reliefs are enclosed in Donatello's framework of latish Renaissance design, but the figures themselves are very simple.

Donatello |David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
The St. George is the most famous of Donatello's statues, and is generally called his masterpiece.

Donatello |David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for donatello

Donatello

/ (Italian donaˈtɛllo) /

noun

real name Donato di Betto Bardi. 1386–1466, Florentine sculptor, regarded as the greatest sculptor of the quattrocento, who was greatly influenced by classical sculpture and contemporary humanist theories. His marble relief of St George Killing the Dragon (1416–17) shows his innovative use of perspective. Other outstanding works are the classic bronze David, and the bronze equestrian monument to Gattamelatta, which became the model of subsequent equestrian sculpture

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