Donatello
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Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, known mononymously as Donatello, was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance period. Born in Florence, he studied classical sculpture and used his knowledge to develop
Possible self-portrait, c. 1446-1449
David at the Bargello in Florence
16th-century portraits of Florentine culture heroes: Giotto, Paolo Uccello, Donatello, Antonio Manetti, Brunelleschi.
Ghiberti and workshop, the Nativity relief of the north doors for the Florence Baptistery from probably before 1407
House of Medici
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The House of Medici was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" dur
Donatello
…long and productive career. 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 used glass in inventive ways. He had several assistants, with four perhaps being a…
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, founder of the Medici bank
The Confirmation of the Rule, by Domenico Ghirlandaio
Cosimo, Pater patriae, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
The Medici Wedding Tapestry (1589)