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Donatello - Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi

Donatello was an early Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence, Italy. He was born around 1386 in Florence. In Florence, Donatello assisted Lorenzo Ghiberti with the statues of prophets for the north door of the Florence Baptistry. In 1409–1411 he executed the colossal seated figure of Saint John the Evangelist, which marks a decisive step forward from late Gothic Mannerism in the search for naturalism and the rendering of human feelings. Donatello's most famous work, the bronze //David// was the first known free-standing nude sculpture made since ancient times. Donatello, Brunelleschi, and Massicio are responsible are responsible for starting the Renaissance. donatello