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Why was Donatello important to the Renaissance?

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Why was Donatello important to the Renaissance?
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 French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady French School, early 1700's period oil painting on copper, unframed copper: 5 x 3 inches condition: very good, minor paint fading and deteriation. provenanc...
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Early 18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

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Copper

18th Century French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady

French School
18th Century French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady

$841 Sale Price
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Gothic Renaissance wooden sculpture: bust of a young Saint or Angel
Located in Norwich, GB
This remarkable, deeply evocative fragment is a hand-carved piece of religious statuary from 16th Century France. It depicts the torso of a serene figure, likely a Saint or Archangel...
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16th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Gothic Renaissance wooden sculpture: bust of a young Saint or Angel

Gothic Renaissance wooden sculpture: bust of a young Saint or Angel, ca 1500

$2,500
The Adoration Of The Christ Child Fine Renaissance Old Master Painting Large
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/School: After Filippo Lippi, Italian 1406-1469. The work is most likely by an English hand, late 19th century Title: The Adoration of the Christ ...
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19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

The Adoration Of The Christ Child Fine Renaissance Old Master Painting Large

The Adoration Of The Christ Child Fine Renaissance Old Master Painting Large

$2,404 Sale Price
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19th Century Italian Miniature Painting The Madonna Child, Signed original
By J. Canava
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna & Child by J. Canava, Italian late 19th century miniature painting on ceramic, framed within velvet inset and frame image measures 3.2...
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

19th Century Italian Miniature Painting The Madonna Child, Signed original

J. Canava
19th Century Italian Miniature Painting The Madonna Child, Signed original, c. 1890 s

$874 Sale Price
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Silver cup Renaissanse of 21th Century. 2010. Silver proof 925. Weight 35 370 g.
Located in Riga, LV
Oleg Auzers was born in Latvia, Riga into an old family of artists. He created his first toy ship at preschool age while visiting his grandfather Vilis Liepins in Limbazi. As a teena...
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2010s Northern Renaissance Still-life Sculptures

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Silver, Gold

Silver cup Renaissanse of 21th Century. 2010. Silver proof 925. Weight 35 370 g.

Oleg Auzers
Silver cup Renaissanse of 21th Century. 2010. Silver proof 925. Weight 35 370 g., 2010

$533,357
Fine 17th C Italian Old Master Oil Painting Madonna Infant Christ with Joseph
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Holy Family 17th century Genoise School, unsigned as typical of the period follower of Luca CAMBIASO oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29.5 x 22 inches inscribed verso Provenance: ...
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17th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fine 17th C Italian Old Master Oil Painting Madonna Infant Christ with Joseph

17th Century School
Fine 17th C Italian Old Master Oil Painting Madonna Infant Christ with Joseph

$3,675
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