Renaissance+and+Reformation+Sculpture

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 * Equestrian Monument of Erasmo da Narni (Gattamelata) || The Pietá ||
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 * This sculpture of Erasmo of Narni was created by Donatello, an Italian sculptor. Erasmo was the former captain-general of the Venetian army. Donatello created this while in the city of Padua. The general's wife and son sponsored the commision for the public square outside the Santo. Donatello simply made based his interpretation of the general on horseback because of other public Roman Empire esquestrian monuments.

Donatello was born in 1386, and was the son of a wool-carder. His work mostly conveyed human drama, for he was friends with humanist theorist. He was first trained as a goldsmith in the shop of Lorenzo Ghiberti, where the doors for the Florence Baptistery were being created. Even though he was born in Florence, his work spread far because he worked in Pisa, Rome, and of course Padua. He also worked for the Medici family, one of the most famous patrons. He produced two commisions for them. || This sculpture is called The Pietá, which was created by Michelangelo, an Italian sculptor and painter. He has made 3 versions of this depiction of Madonna holding the body of the crucified Jesus Christ. The first was made from 1498-1499 and was created at St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome. The second was started sometime in the 1550s and was created at the Museo Civic Museum. The third one, and the most famous one, was also started sometime in the 1550s and was created in Florence, Italy.

Michelangelo, full name Michelangelo Buonarroti, was born in Capreece, Tuscany, Italy on March 6, 1475. He was the 2 of 5 sons born to Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni and Francesca Miniato del Sera. He started painting in his teens, and it was said that he learned the technique of fresco painting from Ghirlandaio. During his time alive, he created many sculptures and paintings, the Pietá being one of his most famous. He had two patrons, the Medici family, and the papacy. He worked for many other patrons though. All in all, he was a poet, sculptor, painter, and architect. ||