Donatello

In 1444 was called to Padua for the cast of the bronze equestrian statue of soldier of the Venetian Republic Gattamelaty (Erasmo Marzi da Narni). She is now in front of the church of St. Anthony. Ever since the ancient Romans had been spitting in Italy is not a single such colossal statues

The artist remained in Padua until 1456. and produced there, with the help of his students, a few works for the decoration of the church of St. Anthony. The most remarkable of them - bronzes. bas-reliefs representing scenes from the life of the said saint, the patron of Padua. In 1457 work (again in Florence) of St. John the Baptist, patron of Florence, the type of which he created. He represented the Forerunner in all age groups, separate statues, bas-relief and high relief.

Remarkably his marble statue of John in the museum Bardzhello. Thin as a skeleton, it is an expression no matter how what will stop thinking and go forward, as if not knowing where to himself, his semi-mouth ready to utter the prophetic words. Donatello distinguishing feature is that it is the same art fancied strength, energy, and grace, comeliness. His bas-relief marble balconies cathedral city of Prato, harvested in 1434, depicts polunagih children or geniuses, dance dancing, or playing various instruments, with wreaths of flowers. Movement of children is extremely vivid, varied and tricksy. The same is true of other marble bas-reliefs, intended for the cathedral floentiyskogo and are now in the Opera del Duorno.