Chapter II: Introduction: 1

COMPETITION FOR THE BAPTISTERY GATES 2

FIRST JOURNEY TO ROME 3

THE PREDECESSORS OF DONATELLO 5

FIRST WORK FOR THE CATHEDRAL 7

THE CATHEDRAL FAÇADE 8

THE DANIEL AND POGGIO 10

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST AND THE MARBLE DAVID 14

STATUES OF THE CAMPANILE 17

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 18

JEREMIAH AND THE CANON OF ART 20

HABAKKUK AND THE SENSE OF DISTANCE 23

THE ZUCCONE, "REALISM" AND NATURE 26

THE ZUCCONE AND THE SENSE OF LIGHT AND SHADE 29

ABRAHAM AND THE SENSE OF PROPORTION 30

DRAPERY AND HANDS 31

MINOR WORKS FOR THE CATHEDRAL 33

OR SAN MICHELE, ST. PETER AND ST. MARK 35

ST. LOUIS 38

ST. GEORGE 39

DONATELLO AND GOTHIC ART 42

THE CRUCIFIX AND ANNUNCIATION 47

MARTELLI, DAVID, AND DONATELLO'S TECHNIQUE 52

EARLY FIGURES OF ST. JOHN 56

DONATELLO AS ARCHITECT AND PAINTER 59

THE SIENA FONT 70

MICHELOZZO AND THE COSCIA TOMB 72

THE ARAGAZZI TOMB 76

THE BRANCACCI TOMB 77

STIACCIATO 80

TOMBS OF PECCI, CRIVELLI, AND OTHERS 82

THE SECOND VISIT TO ROME 88

WORK AT ROME 94

THE MEDICI MEDALLIONS 97

THE BRONZE DAVID 99

DONATELLO AND CHILDHOOD 103

THE CANTORIA 107

THE PRATO PULPIT 109

OTHER CHILDREN BY DONATELLO 113

BOYS' BUSTS 116

NICCOLÒ DA UZZANO AND POLYCHROMACY 121

PORTRAIT-BUSTS 125

RELIEF-PORTRAITS 131

SAN LORENZO 133

THE BRONZE DOORS 135

THE JUDITH 140

THE MAGDALEN AND SIMILAR STATUES 144

THE ALTAR AT PADUA 149

THE LARGE STATUES 152

THE BRONZE RELIEFS 156

THE SYMBOLS OF THE EVANGELISTS 161

THE CHOIR OF ANGELS 163

THE PIETÀ AND THE ENTOMBMENT 164

DONATELLO'S ASSISTANTS 167

BELLANO AND THE GATTAMELATA TOMBS 170

GATTAMELATA 173

SMALLER RELIEFS AND PLAQUETTES 176

THE MADONNAS 179

THE PULPITS OF SAN LORENZO 186

DONATELLO'S INFLUENCE ON SCULPTURE 190

EARLY CRITICISM OF DONATELLO 193

CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY OF DONATELLO 194

APPENDIX I 199

APPENDIX II 201