Gattamelata

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Gattamelata is a renowned early Renaissance bronze equestrian statue by Donatello, celebrated as one of the first large-scale sculptures of its kind since antiquity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance sculpture ⓘ
bronze sculpture ⓘ
equestrian statue ⓘ
artForm sculpture ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod Quattrocento ⓘ
artisticInnovation integration of rider and horse as a unified composition ⓘ
monumental scale in bronze for a secular figure ⓘ
artworkType freestanding outdoor sculpture ⓘ
commissionedBy family of Erasmo da Narni ⓘ
completionDate 1453 ⓘ
coordinateLocation Padua, Veneto, Italy ⓘ
linked to: Padua
country Italy ⓘ
creator Donatello ⓘ
culturalContext Italian Renaissance ⓘ
dedicatedTo Erasmo da Narni ⓘ
depicts Erasmo da Narni ⓘ
condottiero ⓘ
function commemorative monument ⓘ
genre public monument ⓘ
hasPart bronze horse ⓘ
bronze rider ⓘ
relief panels on pedestal ⓘ
stone pedestal ⓘ
heritageDesignation landmark of Renaissance sculpture ⓘ
iconographicTheme military commemoration ⓘ
inception 1440s ⓘ
influenced later Renaissance equestrian monuments ⓘ
influencedBy Marcus Aurelius equestrian statue ⓘ
ancient Roman equestrian statues ⓘ
languageOfName Italian ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Padua ⓘ
locatedNear Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua ⓘ
location Piazza del Santo ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
movement Early Renaissance ⓘ
notableFor being among the first large-scale bronze equestrian statues since antiquity ⓘ
classical inspiration ⓘ
naturalistic representation of horse and rider ⓘ
significantEvent revival of large-scale bronze equestrian statuary in Europe ⓘ
subjectName Erasmo da Narni ⓘ
subjectOccupation military leader ⓘ
surfaceFinish patinated bronze ⓘ
titleMeaning “honeyed cat” (nickname of Erasmo da Narni) ⓘ
usesTechnique lost-wax casting ⓘ

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