Donatello: 90+ Renaissance Reproductions - Early Renaissance Sculptures
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DONATELLO Art Book contains 90+ sculpture reproductions of religious altarpieces, biblical scenes and portraits with title,date and interesting facts page below.Book includes Table of Contents, thumbnail gallery and is formatted for all Kindle readers and Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).BORN: c1386 in Florence, Italy.DIED: December 13, 1466 in Florence, Italy.MOVEMENT: Early RenaissanceINTERESTING FACTS:§ Donatello studied under Lorenzo Ghiberti.§ Donatello invented a new type of relief work, schiaccioto. His technique was a shallow carving throughout rather than a deep impression.§ He was lured to Padua for a commission of a bronze equestrian statue that took almost 6 years to complete and install. While in Padua, Donatello suffered financially and also became ill for an extended period.§ Upon Donatello’s return to Florence, the preferred style of sculpting changed leading to his main commissions now coming from outside the city.NOTABLE WORKS:Madonna of the Clouds, David, Mary Magdalene, and St. John the Baptist.
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This "book" is just an uncredited cut and paste job. Pro-tip: use google image search, thats what they did. I want my money back.