Response to text: Donatello

Donatello

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1. What materials was Donatello working with?

a) platinum                                   b) diamond

c) titanium                         d) wax

2. What city was Donatello born in? 

a) Florence                       b) Milan

c) Italy                     d) Vinci

3. While developing his craft, who did Donatello study with?

a) Donato di Niccolo Bardi     b) Lorenzo Ghiberti

c) Battistero di San Giovanni     d) Filippo Brunelleschi

4. List some of the materials that Dontatello used for his masterpieces?

→Bronze, Wood, Clay and Waxs

5. True or False: The statue ‘David’ is the first known free-standing nude statue made since antiquity.  

a) True b) False

6. Why was the ‘Baptistery of Florence’ groundbreaking?

 → It was groundbreaking for its realism and the unique vision of Mary Magdalene because instead of her looking healthy and beautiful it shows her wasted and dried up 

7. Why wasn’t Donatello liked?

1. Behaved like a diva b) because he was protected by the Medici family

c) He was ego-centric, thought he was great        d) He was rich and didn’t appreciate others.