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- NAME: Donatello
- OCCUPATION: Sculptor
- BIRTH DATE: c. 1386
- DEATH DATE: December 12, 1466
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Florence, Italy
- PLACE OF DEATH: Florence, Italy
- Full Name: Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi
- AKA: Donatello
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Italian sculptor Donatello was the greatest Florentine sculptor before Michelangelo (1475–1564) and was the most influential individual artist of the 15th century in Italy.
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