Mahera-+Donatello

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 * <span style="color: rgb(35, 27, 27); background-color: rgb(249, 52, 52)">Donato ** **<span style="color: rgb(39, 32, 32); background-color: rgb(228, 216, 216)">di<span style="color: rgb(248, 242, 242); background-color: rgb(243, 236, 236)"> <span style="color: rgb(243, 22, 22); background-color: rgb(28, 23, 23)">Niccolo ** **<span style="color: rgb(16, 15, 15); background-color: rgb(240, 229, 229)">di ** <span style="color: rgb(19, 17, 17); background-color: rgb(244, 42, 42)">**Betto Bardi**, or more commonly known as <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(248, 58, 58)">**Donatello,** was born in **1386** in Florence, Italy. His exact date of birth, however, is unknown to date. Donatello spent all his life- from his birth to his death on **13th December, 1466**- in the Italian city of **Florence**.

Donatello was mainly famous for his variety of sculptures which included **<span style="color: rgb(250, 10, 10)">wood **, **<span style="color: rgb(253, 161, 58)">terra cotta **, **<span style="color: rgb(250, 25, 25)">stucco **, **<span style="color: rgb(250, 158, 15)">marble, <span style="color: rgb(247, 38, 38)">limestone ** and even **<span style="color: rgb(252, 136, 3)">bronze **. However, this sculptor really started getting noticed in **1415** when he created two marble statues- **//St. Mark//** and **//St. George//**- for the **Church of San Michele**. Additionally, Donatello's **//Zuccone//** (pumpkin) just helped in increasing the already famous sculptor's popularity!

One of this sculptor's greatest creations is a **bronze** statue named **David**. Enjoy the podcast below, and learn about the significance and story behind **//<span style="color: rgb(248, 32, 37)">Donatello's David //**. ..

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<span style="color: rgb(243, 32, 32)">Works Cited
<span style="display: block; color: rgb(252, 3, 3); text-align: center"> <span style="display: block; color: rgb(252, 3, 3); text-align: center"> <span style="color: rgb(16, 15, 15)">**“Donatello.”** __Britannica Online School Edition__. Britannica Student Encyclopedia. 8 Apr. 2008 <span style="color: rgb(16, 15, 15)"><[|http://school.ebonline.com/‌all/‌comptons/‌article-9274037?query=donatello&ct=null]>

<span style="color: rgb(20, 16, 16)">**“Donatello.”** __EBSCO__ __Student__ __Research__ __Center__. EBSCO Host. 8 Apr. 2008 <span style="color: rgb(19, 17, 17)"><[|http://web.ebscohost.com/‌src/‌detail?vid=6&hid=120&sid=f13645a4-8dda-43e3-992a-fe5a43e90149%40sessionmgr102]>

Rabb, Theodore K. **“Donatello’s David.”** __SIRS__. SIRS Knowledge Source. 8 Apr. 2008 <[|http://sks.sirs.com/‌cgi-bin/‌hst-article-display?id=SXX1263-0-3837&artno=0000063422&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=donatello&title=Donatello%27s%20%22David%22&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=N]<span style="color: rgb(13, 12, 12)"> > <span style="color: rgb(244, 31, 31)">


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<span style="color: rgb(35, 31, 31)">**Picture 2:** <span style="color: rgb(35, 31, 31)">http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/L17/17-40.jpg
 * Picture 1:** <span style="color: rgb(35, 31, 31)">http://www.greathall.com/photoalbum/photos/itl_donatello.jpg