Contribution+to+the+Renaissance

= = =**//Donatello and his contribution to the Renaissance//** =

Donatello 1386-1466 was one of the greatest sculptors. He was interested in the ideas of humanism and nature. Donatello's paintings a lot of vibrant colors and unusual view points and strangely twisted figures. When Donatello returned to Florence before 1405 he received a payment in November 1406. In the Latter year, he was offered with an important group for the //marble David//. Donatello sculpted his marble David in Florence. He was made to order and sculpt it on the brick wall of the Cathedral (a church were usually the bishop is associated). The sculpture was never put in place, so it was moved to the Palazzo Vecchio.The statue stood there with a symbol for civic pride.Donatello invented the thin relief technique. In the thin relief technique the sculpture seems deep but is actually done on a very shallow plane. Donatello had a huge impact on the art and artists of the Renaissance. Overall, Donatello is one of the greatest sculptors of all time. His techniques are still used by sculptors today, and his amazing work will never be forgotten.