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Paint the myth, paint the myth! Forty thin glazes make the shadows live!
andy Friar Girolamo Savonarola ruled Florence in February 1497, ordering a massive bonfire where citizens and Botticelli destroyed their
andy A golden scallop shell rests among Renaissance paintbrushes and jars of tempera pigment.
andy Blend light and shadow to discover how Renaissance rivals painted myths and defined beauty.
Donatello's bronze horse: Donatello's massive bronze equestrian statue in Padua was the first of its size cast since ancient Roman times, standing over eleven feet tall.
A technique of sculpting in extremely low relief where the carving is only millimeters deep. Donatello pioneered this method in Florence around 1417 to create a painterly illusion of three-dimensional depth.
What is the name of the relaxed, realistic standing posture used in Donatello's David?
Which Roman goddess is depicted emerging from a seashell in Botticelli's 1485 masterpiece?
Which city was the artistic epicenter of the Early Renaissance where Donatello and Botticelli worked?