Also intended for Orsanmichele, the young Donatello's gloriously gilded bronze St.

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Organized both chronologically and thematically, the exhibition begins with a Donatello "speaking reliquary" (c. 1425): a gilded bronze bust designed to house a skull fragment of St.

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On the flip side, it might seem outrageous to non-fans of the series that " Teenage Mutant Ninja" purists are offended by the new mythos of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo.

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Somehow, Donatello transforms a traditional devotional form into a potent evocation of an individual, pointing the way to the vividly personal paintings and sculptures of demure women and powerful men in subsequent galleries.

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The film, which will be a mixture of live action performances and computer animation, is currently in the casting process, with turtles Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael expected to be played by relative unknowns.

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Donatello also produced the show's most dramatic work, the monumental 2.7-meter-tall bronze horse's head known as the Carafa Protome, the sole surviving element of an unfinished equestrian statue, paired here with the smaller 4th-century B.

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Tuscany was the epicentre of Renaissance art, and paintings, frescos and sculptures from the greats such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli and Donatello fill both the museums in Florence and the churches and apses of smaller surrounding towns and villages.

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