Question

6. The Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata was commissioned to create a likeness of a recently deceased commander of the Venetian armies. The bronze sculpture was completed in 1450, and many aspects of it were

similar to the equestrian statues of ancient Rome. It was also one of the first bronze sculptures since andent times to be placed in a public place and not a tomb. Who sculpted this famous plece?
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Michelangelo
da Vind
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Donatello
Raphael

Answer 1

Donatello.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata was a sculpture done by Donatello, located at the Piazza del Santo, Padua, Italy. This sculpture is a portrait of Erasmo da Narni, known as "Gattamelata", thereby titled "The Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata".

This sculpture, made of bronze, was commissioned in the likeness of the deceased commander. Completed in 1450, the sculpture was one of the first bronze sculptures since ancient times to be placed in a public place and not in a tomb like it is usually done.