Donatello was an Italian sculptor born in 1386 in Florence who is known for his marble statue of St. Mark commissioned for the Orsanmichele church between 1411-1413. Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet born in 1475 in Tuscany who is renowned for his marble statues of David and Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica. The document provides background information on two renowned Italian Renaissance sculptors, Donatello and Michelangelo, including key biographical details and descriptions of some of their most famous sculptures.

1. • Birth name: Donato di Niccolò di Betto
Bardi
•Born: 1386, Florence, Italy
•Died: 13th
December 1499 (aged 80)
Florence Italy
•Nationality: Italian.
• Birth name: Michelangelo di Lodovico
Buonarroti Simoni
• Born: 6th
March 1475 near Arezzo,
Caprese Tuscany
• Died: 18th
February 1564 (aged 88)
Rome, Italy.
•Nationality Italian.

2. St. Mark
Year made:
1411 – 1413
Made from:
Marble
Height:
236cm tall
Location:
Orsanmichele,
Florence
St. Mark was
commissioned by the linen
weavers' guild to complete
three pieces for the project.
St. Mark was the first of his
contributions.
Magdalene Penitent
Year made:
1453 – 1455
Made from:
Wood
Height: 188cm
tall Location: Museo
dell’Opera del
Duomo, Florence

3. Pietà
Year made:
1499
Made from:
Marble
Height: 174cm tall,
195cm wide.
Location: St.
Peter's Basilica
This famous work of
art depicts the body of
Jesus on the lap of his
mother Mary after the
Crucifixion.
David.
Year made:
1504
Made from:
Carrara
marble
Location:
Galleria
dell’Accademia,
Florence.