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How many bronze statues and reliefs were included in Donatello’s high altar for the Church of San Antonio?
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David, bronze sculpture by Donatello, early 15th century; in the Bargello Museum, Florence.
Donatello’s high altar for the Church of San Antonio in Padua featured an ambitious architectural framework that included:
- 7 life-size bronze statues
- 21 bronze reliefs of various sizes1
In addition to these bronze elements, the altar also incorporated a large limestone relief titled Entombment of Christ.1