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ninja turtles?
NO!
These figures were REAL men of the
Renaissance!
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DonatelloThe First Master Sculptor
Donatello was born in Florence, Italy at the very
beginning of the Renaissance. He was a great sculptor.
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Before the Renaissance, statues of the medieval
times did not have "personalities". They did
not show emotions.
Medieval Statue
Donatello gave his statues personalities. What character traits to you see in
Donantello's marble statue of St. George, the hero who slays the dragon?
(Brainstorm 5 traits with your Group)
Renaissance Statue
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Donatello’s statues express their emotions by
a scowl, a stare, a wondering gaze – Or by the
slightest gesture.
Unlike medieval sculptors, Donatello made a serious study of anatomy. In 1430, he
sculpted a bronze statue of David. It was the first free-standing nude statue since the days
of ancient Greece and Rome.
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It was also the first major work of Renaissance sculpture. It was
displayed in Florence, Italy at the wedding of Lorenzo the
Magnificent at the courtyard of the Medici palace.
David is wearing no armor. He wears nothing at all except a floppy hat and a
pair of boots. David is so small and skinny that it is difficult to imagine him
slaying a giant.
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How does an artist cast
a sculpture out of Bronze?
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An Equestrian Statue
In 1443, Donatello was commissioned to create a huge
statue of a famous ruler seated on a horse. No equestrian statue had been created since the days of the
Roman Empire.
This single statue launched all the equestrian monuments since. From then on, every
European ruler wanted a similar statue with his own face looking
like a Roman ruler!
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Equestrian monument of Erasmo da Narni, called Gattamelata
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Captain James Jack of Charlotte Mecklenburg (1775)
The Story of Captain Jack:
In 1775, the city of Charlotte-Mecklenburg became the 1st city in the United States to
declare it's independence from
Great Britain. When the "MecDec" was
completed, it was handed to Captain James
Jack to deliver to the 2nd Continental
Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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predict: Which of the following is Donatello’s most famous sculptor?
A. St. George
B. David
C. Equestrian monument of Erasmo da Narni
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B. David
In fact, David was Donatello’s masterpiece. Why did Donatello make David so small and completely naked? Probably to show that David could not have killed the giant without the help of
God.
