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Donatello Timeline Game

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Donatello was a renowned Italian sculptor from the Early Renaissance period, known for his innovative techniques and lifelike sculptures.

  • The game involves placing events in their correct chronological order.
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  • c. 1386: Donatello is born in Florence, Italy
  • c. 1400: Donatello begins his apprenticeship with Ghiberti
  • c. 1405: Donatello collaborates with Nanni di Banco on a series of reliefs for the cathedral of Florence
  • c. 1409: Donatello travels to Rome and studies classical sculpture
  • c. 1440: Donatello creates the marble statue of David for the Medici family
  • c. 1460: Donatello works on the bronze pulpit for the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence
  • c. 1460: Donatello completes the bronze statue of Judith and Holofernes
  • c. 1429: Donatello creates the bronze reliefs for the tomb of Pope John XXIII in the Florence Cathedral
  • c. 1417: Donatello sculpts the bronze statue of Saint George for the guild of armorers in Florence
  • c. 1412: Donatello creates the wooden crucifix for the Santa Croce Basilica in Florence
  • c. 1413: Donatello produces the bronze statue of Saint Mark for the Orsanmichele church in Florence
  • c. 1425: Donatello is commissioned to create the bronze doors for the sacristy of the Florence Cathedral
  • c. 1425: Donatello sculpts the bronze statue of Saint Louis of Toulouse for the church of Santa Croce in Florence
  • c. 1420: Donatello works on the decoration of the Old Sacristy in the San Lorenzo Basilica in Florence
  • c. 1408: Donatello creates the bronze statue of Saint John the Evangelist for the Florence Cathedral
  • c. 1427: Donatello collaborates with Michelozzo on the tomb of the Antipope John XXIII in the Florence Cathedral
  • c. 1433: Donatello is appointed chief architect of the Florence Cathedral
  • c. 1417: Donatello completes the bronze statue of Saint George for the Orsanmichele church in Florence
  • c. 1438: Donatello sculpts the bronze statue of Saint John the Baptist for the Florence Cathedral
  • December 13, 1466: Donatello dies in Florence

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