Donatello . 1-^j£l^—^--i-^^-J-^r^^«^^=g»<^**M*^»*^^. Fig. I02. PuTTi Relief from the Marble Socle of the Gattamelata Monument.(Now in the Cloisters of S. Antonio.) Cf. Figs. 98 and 99. (To page 109.) I09 close proximity. Thearmour, too, whichstiffens the whole figureas in the St. George,is covered with fineornament. In front, onthe neck, it shows awinged Gorgons headwhich alone wouldsuffice to mark outDonatello as one ofthe most brilliant inter-preters of classic ideason art. As a contrastto this wealth of or-namental detail, thesocle is built up otsimple, mighty stone-blocks. It is like at
Donatello . 1-^j£l^—^--i-^^-J-^r^^«^^=g»<^**M*^»*^^. Fig. I02. PuTTi Relief from the Marble Socle of the Gattamelata Monument.(Now in the Cloisters of S. Antonio.) Cf. Figs. 98 and 99. (To page 109.) I09 close proximity. Thearmour, too, whichstiffens the whole figureas in the St. George,is covered with fineornament. In front, onthe neck, it shows awinged Gorgons headwhich alone wouldsuffice to mark outDonatello as one ofthe most brilliant inter-preters of classic ideason art. As a contrastto this wealth of or-namental detail, thesocle is built up otsimple, mighty stone-blocks. It is like atower and unmistak-ably echoes the im-pression of Rome. Thehigh, oval, main por-tion shows on eachside a mock-door chi-selled out of lightmarble. Above these two relief-panels with piitti are let in (restored; Fig. 102). Then follows aheavy moulding. Thus the equestrian statue is raised high, like a consecratedoffering, and produces in its green patina a lighter effect, than its actualshape would permit. Imagine this socle low, like that of Duke Cosimo
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