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Why was Donatello important to the Renaissance?
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Donatello was important to the Renaissance for two main reasons. First, he influenced later artists by portraying the human body in a more realistic manner than the medieval sculptors who preceded him. Also, he experimented with a wide range of materials, including wood, bronze and stone. In doing so, he introduced new media to artists of his era. On 1stDibs, explore a wide variety of Renaissance art.
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18th Century Italian Oil Madonna & Child with St. John the Baptist after Raphael
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist
Italian artist, 18th century, after the earlier painting by Raphael, unsigned
oil on wood panel, framed in an Empire, gilt moulded frame
F...
Category
18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Very Rare Renaissance Old Master Oil Painting c. 1600 Oil on Panel The Madonna
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Virgin Madonna
Spanish Renaissance artist, circle of El Greco (1541-1614)
circa 1600
oil on wood panel, unframed
panel: 20 x 14.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, northern ...
Category
Early 17th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$14,995 Sale Price
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Antique French Head Portrait Greek Roman Head Bust Portrait Bearded Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Bust Portrait"
French School, 19th century.
charcoal drawing on paper, unframed.
painting: 23.5 x 17.75 inches
Condition report:
The painting is in good and sound condition, ...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$1,033 Sale Price
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Circle of Jacopo Bassano - 17th century painting - Lamentation of Christ
By Jacopo Bassano
Located in Varmo, IT
Circle of Jacopo Bassano (Bassano del Grappa 1510 - Bassano del Grappa 1592) - Lamentation over the Dead Christ.
58.5 x 72 cm.
Oil on canvas, unframed (not signed).
The work repro...
Category
Early 1600s Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hippolyte Flandrin Exhibition Poster, 20th Century Renaissance Print
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large out of print exhibition poster for Flandrin at the Louvre in 1989.
Paper Size: 38.75 x 54.75 inches ( 98.425 x 139.065 cm )
Image Size: 38.75 x 54.75 inches ( 98.425 x 139.065 ...
Category
20th Century Renaissance Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Small Renaissance Lead Sculpture Florence 16th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Small and fine lead sculpture from the Renaissance period, Italy, Florence, 16th century.
It depicts a young woman, richly attired, with the palm of martyrdom and a hand over her he...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
