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Donatello's Saint Mark (1411–1413) is a marble statue that stands approximately 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) high and is displayed in the museum of the Orsanmichele church, Florence. It originally was displayed in an exterior niche of the church, where a copy now stands.
Donatello: Saint Mark ; Artist: Donatello (1386–1466) Alternative names: Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi. ... Mark the Evangelist : Date: between 1411 and 1413
Nevertheless, according to a story in Vasari, Donatello had trouble with his first statue for Orsanmichele, a marble St. Mark (1411–1413) for the linen-weavers guild. Viewing the finished statue at ground level, the weavers did not like it. Donatello got them to put it in its niche and cover it up while he worked to improve it.
1411–1413: Donatello completes St. Mark, Or San Michele, Florence. 1411–1419: Conrad von Einbeck produces sculptures for the church of St. Moritz, Halle, in the Electorate of Saxony: Schellenmoritz (Bell Maurice, 1411); Schmerzensmann (Man of Sorrows, 1416); Klagende Maria (Mourning Mary, 1419); Christus an der Geißelsäule (Christ at the Column, 1419); and a bust.
The Ascension with Christ giving the Keys to St. Peter, 1428–1430, in typical very low relief. [145] Donatello, "the most inflential individual artist of the 15th century", [146] started receiving significant commissions in about 1408, mostly in marble, and by 1411 his Saint Mark was commissioned for the Orsanmichele. For the next half ...
Saint George (Italian: San Giorgio) is a marble sculpture by Donatello. It is one of fourteen sculptures commissioned by the guilds of Florence [1] to decorate the external niches of the Orsanmichele church. St. George was commissioned by the guild of the armorers and sword makers, the Arte dei Corazzai e Spadai.
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Donatello was still alive when due to political pressure the Parte Guelfa had to give up their prestigious representational space at Orsanmichele, the economical centre of Florence. The statue was instead taken to "the next best location" (Janson), Santa Croce , which their patron saint Louis of Anjou had visited and therefore the Guelphs were ...