DONATELLO AND VERROCCHIO

By: Chris LukoseJamie Mathew

DONATO DE BETTO DI BARDI (1386-1466)

Donatello was born in 1386 in Florence. After years of creating buildings, Donatello started

to focus on the art of sculpting and painting. After years of practicing sculpting, he started to be asked by people all over Europe to travel to their

city to build sculptures for them. He never married and did not have children.

Instead focused on his works of art and sculpting. Worked as Goldsmith

After a long life of sculpting, Donatello died at the age of 80 in 1466.

STATUE OF ST. MARK (1411-1413)

Made in: RomeIs now located: Orsanmichele

Church MuseumDonatello was 25 years old when he

made “St. Mark”

STATUE OF DAVID (1425-1430)

158 cm tall and made of BronzeThe crown of leaves on his head symbolizes classic Roman heroes

Made in: RomeIs now located: Museo Nazionale de

Bargell, FlorenceDonatello was 39 years old when he made

“David”

STATUE OF MADONNA AND CHILD (1448)

Made in: PadueIs now located: Padue (Basilica of St. Anthony

Church)Dantello was 62 years old when he made

“Madonna and Child”

PERSPECTIVE

Used perspective with architecture in works

Arches in “Feast of Herod” give depth to the relief sculpture

CONTRAPASTO

Spear Bearer St. Mark• Contrapasto is a term

that means to give a sculpture the look that it is about to take a step

• Statue of St. Mark uses Contrapasto

• Contrapasto in St. Mark inspired by the ancient Greek statue “Spear Bearer”

SIGNIFICANCE

One of the most famous artist of the early Renaissance Donatello was a pioneer in using architecture as

perspective Brought back contrapasto as a technique

ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO(1435-1488)

Verrocchio was born in Florence in or about 1435. His father was Michele di Francesco Cioni, who worked as a tile and brick maker and, later, as a tax collector. Verrocchio never married, and had to provide financial support for some members of his family. He was at first apprenticed to a goldsmith. It has been suggested that he was later apprenticed to Donatello, but there is no evidence of this and Pope-Hennessy considered that it is contradicted by the style of his early works.

HISTORY

Donatello,Gilded Bronze St. Louis of Tolouse, c1418-22

VERROCCHIO, Andrea delChrist and Doubting Thomasc1476-83

COMPARISON

COMPARISON CONTINUED

DonatelloVerrocchio

THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST(1472-1475)

HEAD OF AN ANGEL(UNSURE)

JOHN THE BAPTIST(1472-1475)

LORENZO DE MEDICI(1480)

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