Gattamelata by Donatello
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Gattamelata by Donatello is a pioneering bronze equestrian statue of the condottiero Erasmo da Narni in Padua, celebrated as one of the earliest and most influential monumental sculptures of the Italian Renaissance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance sculpture
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bronze sculpture ⓘ equestrian statue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Monument to Gattamelata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artworkSubject |
commemoration of Erasmo da Narni
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military leader ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | family of Erasmo da Narni ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1453 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Donatello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Erasmo da Narni
NERFINISHED
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condottiero ⓘ |
| depictsSex | male ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | 15th century Italy ⓘ |
| function | commemorative monument ⓘ |
| genre | public art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
horse
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mounted rider ⓘ pedestal ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
classical balance
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realism ⓘ |
| height | approximately 3.4 metres (statue only) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important monument of Italian Renaissance sculpture ⓘ |
| iconography | armed rider on horseback ⓘ |
| inception | 1440s ⓘ |
| influenced | later Renaissance equestrian monuments ⓘ |
| influencedBy | ancient Roman equestrian statues ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Padua
NERFINISHED
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Veneto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Piazza del Santo, Padua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| mounting | stone pedestal ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
naturalistic representation of horse and rider
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revival of classical equestrian monument type ⓘ |
| portraysName | Erasmo da Narni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysOccupation | mercenary captain ⓘ |
| significance | benchmark for later public equestrian monuments in Europe ⓘ |
| significantEvent | one of the earliest large-scale bronze equestrian statues of the Renaissance ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Padua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | Erasmo da Narni as commander ⓘ |
| title | Gattamelata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | lost-wax casting ⓘ |
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